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'''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 (United States)|Democratic party]], noted for his championing of the federal [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|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 City College|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.