Jay Mosley is an American politician serving as a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
from the 68th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office in January 2017.
Early life and education
Mosley was born and raised in
Sacramento, California
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. After graduating from
Rio Linda High School
Rio Linda High School is a high school located in Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States. It has an enrollment of 2,035 students. It is part of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, and was formerly part of the Grant Unified School ...
, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in leisure studies and therapeutic recreation from
Grambling State University
Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Herita ...
.
Career
From 2004 to 2009, Mosley served as a firefighter in
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
. Since 2012, he has worked as a shuttle driver. Mosley was elected to the
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...
in November 2016 and assumed office in January 2017. In the 2021–2022 legislative session, Mosely is the ranking member on the Consent and House Procedure Committee.
Electoral history
State representative
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Politicians from Sacramento, California
Grambling State University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
African-American state legislators in Missouri
21st-century African-American people
Rio Linda High School alumni