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Frank Moss
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Moss in 1959
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| Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Leader | Mike Mansfield |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Inouye |
| United States Senator from Utah |
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| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Watkins |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
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Frank Edward Moss
September 23, 1911 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2003 (aged 91) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Phyllis Hart |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Utah (BA) George Washington University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Unit | United States Army Air Corps Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator for Utah from 1959 to 1977.
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Early Life and Education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay, a town near Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the youngest of seven children. His father was a well-known teacher.
In 1929, Frank graduated from Granite High School. He was very active there. He was the freshman class president and editor of the school newspaper. He also won two state debate championships.
Moss then went to the University of Utah. He studied speech and history. He was president of his sophomore class. He also coached the debate team. He graduated with high honors in 1933. The next year, he married Phyllis Hart. They were married until his death in 2003 and had four children.
He later studied law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.. While studying, he worked for several government agencies. He earned his law degree in 1937.
Early Career and Public Service
After becoming a lawyer, Moss worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1937 to 1939. He then returned to Utah. There, he started his own law practice. He also worked for a judge on the Utah Supreme Court.
In 1940, he was elected as a judge for Salt Lake City's Municipal Court. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He worked in the legal department in Europe.
After the war, Moss was re-elected as a city judge. He served until 1950. From 1950 to 1959, he was the county attorney for Salt Lake County. This meant he was the chief prosecutor for the county.
Serving in the U.S. Senate
In 1958, Frank Moss ran for the U.S. Senate. He won the election and became a Senator for Utah. He served for three terms, from 1959 to 1977.
Key Achievements and Laws
Senator Moss helped create important laws. He was an early supporter of Medicaid. This program helps low-income people get health care.
He was re-elected in 1964 and 1970. He became well-known for his work on environmental, consumer, and health care issues. He wrote a book called The Water Crisis in 1967.
Moss worked to protect more land for national parks in Utah. He also investigated how nursing homes cared for elderly people. He looked into problems with the Medicaid program. In 1976, he even pretended to be a patient to see how some clinics were misusing federal money.
In 1974, Senator Moss worked with Senator Frank Church. They tried to pass a law to provide federal money for hospice care. This bill did not pass at first. However, Congress later added hospice benefits to Medicare in 1982.
Consumer Protection and Public Health
Moss led the Consumer Subcommittee in the Senate. He helped pass the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1966. This law required warnings on cigarette packs. It also banned tobacco ads on radio and television.
He also sponsored other important laws for consumer safety. These included the Magnuson-Moss Act, the Toy Safety Act, the Product Safety Act, and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. These laws help protect people from unsafe products.
Later Life
In 1976, Moss ran for a fourth term as Senator. He lost the election to Republican Orrin Hatch. Hatch argued that Moss had served too long.
After leaving the Senate, Moss returned to practicing law. He worked in Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City. He was the last Democrat to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate.
See also
In Spanish: Frank Moss (político) para niños
