John Emerson Moss (born April 13, 1915, in Carbon County, Utah - died December 5, 1997 in San Francisco, California, was an American politician of the Democratic party, noted for his championing of the federal Freedom of Information Act through multiple sessions of the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1953 to 1978.
Moss movied with his family to Sacramento in 1923 where he attended public school and Sacramento Junior College. He held various sales, credit executive, and retail jobs from 1938 and 1943. In 1938 he joined California Democratic State Central committee, where he remained until 1980.
Moss served in the United States Navy during World War II and was elected to the California State Legislature in 1949, where he served until 1952. Moss served in the US House of Representatives for California's 3rd congressional district for 13 terms from 1953 until he retired in 1978.
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