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James Powers Moody (September 2, 1935March 22, 2019) was an American
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and Democratic
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. He served five terms as the
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for
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(1983–1993). At the time, the 5th congressional district comprised the north half of
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, including much of the city of
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. Earlier in his career, he represented downtown Milwaukee in the
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and Assembly.


Background

Moody was born in Richlands, Virginia; he graduated from Anglo American High School in
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,
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, in 1953 and earned his
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from
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in 1957.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
/ref> After two years of financial work on
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, he became the
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representative in
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. After two years in Yugoslavia, he was assigned by CARE to
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to lead a special feeding program assisting hospitals and schools and direct periodic earthquake relief. During the early
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period he set up the agency's first programs in
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and
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—the first two Peace Corps programs in Continental Asia. His responsibilities included negotiating the country-PC agreements and matching volunteers with their assignments. He returned to
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, for the next year as Pak desk officer, then became the loan officer for the
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capital development program for Southeast Asia. After two years at USAID he earned an
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at
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's
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. He then earned a Ph.D. in economics at the
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, after which he was employed as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the
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. He also taught occasional courses at the
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.


Political career

Taking leave from university teaching, Moody was elected to the
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in 1976, then was elected to the
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in 1978, where among his contributions were bills that deregulated monopoly truck hauling in the state and ended the commitment to build a major freeway through Milwaukee's lakefront park. He was also the floor leader in passing
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legislation and decriminalization of homosexual activities. In 1982, he was elected to the
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to represent
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, serving five terms through 1992. In Congress he was elected by his peers to the House Ways & Means Committee and there assigned to the International Trade and Health/Medicare subcommittees. Among his bills he sponsored or co-sponsored was legislation for single-payer universal health care, wilderness preservation, pro-competition truck hauling, as well as legislation to prevent federal start-up employment incentives to be used for strike breaking. While in Congress he co-founded the organization that became the National Security Archive Project which continues today as a major force for transparency in federal government actions, especially overseas. Also, based on his experience in Bangladesh, he co-founded the Congressional support coalition for International Family Planning (then a very embroiled issue strongly opposed by President Reagan). His
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race for the U.S. Senate—based on the "up or out" mantra of the Peace Corps—did not bring victory.


Post-congressional career

Following the November 1992 election Moody served as the deputy director of the team preparing President-elect
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's first federal budget (labeled " Eat Your Broccoli First"). In 1994 he taught healthcare economics at the
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and graduate level economics at the Maryland School of Public Policy. In 1995 Moody became the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the UN agency
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, which focuses on raising productivity and living standards in the agricultural sectors of developing countries. Moody administered the agency's annual budget of $50 million and managed $25+ million of the agency's assets and investment portfolio. In 1997, Moody became President and CEO of InterAction, a D.C.-based coalition of American non-profit organizations. In 2000 he became a Senior Financial Advisor at
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and in 2005 he moved to
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as Financial Advisor and Vice President. In November, 2012 he became an Investment Advisor Representative Associate at
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. He was a board member of the
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(NIAC). Moody was married to Janice Boettcher and had a son and daughter. He was fluent in
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. Moody died at a hospital in
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on March 22, 2019, at the age of 83.


References


External links


Jim Moody, Wisconsin Historical Society
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moody, Jim 1935 births 2019 deaths American expatriates in Greece American expatriates in Iran American expatriates in Pakistan American expatriates in Yugoslavia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Haverford College alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Richlands, Virginia Politicians from Milwaukee University of California, Berkeley alumni University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives