Jim Moody | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Reuss |
| Succeeded by | Tom Barrett |
| Member of theWisconsin Senate from the9th district | |
| In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald G. Parys |
| Succeeded by | Carl Otte |
| Member of theWisconsin State Assembly from the25th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 1, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Conta |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Ulichny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Powers Moody (1935-09-02)September 2, 1935 |
| Died | March 22, 2019(2019-03-22) (aged 83) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Janice Boettcher[1] |
James Powers Moody (September 2, 1935 – March 22, 2019) was anAmericaneconomist andDemocraticpolitician. He served five terms as theU.S. representative forWisconsin's 5th congressional district (1983–1993). At the time, the 5th congressional district comprised the north half ofMilwaukee County, including much of the city ofMilwaukee.[2] Earlier in his career, he represented downtown Milwaukee in theWisconsin State Senate andAssembly.
Moody was born inRichlands, Virginia; he graduated from Anglo American High School inAthens,Greece, in 1953[3] and earned hisbachelor's degree fromHaverford College in 1957.[3] After two years of financial work onWall Street, he became theCARE representative inYugoslavia.[4] After two years in Yugoslavia, he was assigned by CARE toIran to lead a special feeding program assisting hospitals and schools and direct periodic earthquake relief.
During the earlyPeace Corps period he set up the agency's first programs inPakistan andBangladesh—the first two Peace Corps programs in Continental Asia. His responsibilities included negotiating the country-PC agreements[clarification needed] and matching volunteers with their assignments.
He returned toWashington, D.C., for the next year as Pak[clarification needed] desk officer, then became the loan officer for theUSAID capital development program for Southeast Asia. After two years at USAID he earned anMPA atHarvard'sJohn F. Kennedy School of Government. He then earned a Ph.D. in economics at theUniversity of California, Berkeley, after which he was employed as an Assistant Professor of Economics at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He also taught occasional courses at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.
Taking leave from university teaching, Moody was elected to theWisconsin State Assembly in 1976, then was elected to theState Senate in 1978,[5] 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.[citation needed] He was also the floor leader in passingno-fault divorce legislation and decriminalization of homosexual activities.[citation needed]
In 1982, he was elected to theUnited States Congress to representWisconsin's 5th congressional district, serving five terms through 1992. In Congress he was elected by his peers to theHouse 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 advocates 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). His1992 race for the U.S. Senate—based on the "up or out" mantra of the Peace Corps—did not bring victory.
Following the November 1992 election, Moody served as the deputy director of the team preparing President-electBill Clinton's first federal budget (labeled "Eat Your Broccoli First"). In 1994 he taught health care economics at theMedical College of Wisconsin and graduate level economics at theMaryland School of Public Policy.
In 1995 Moody became the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the UN agencyInternational Fund for Agricultural Development, 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 atMorgan Stanley and in 2005 he moved toMerrill Lynch as Financial Advisor and Vice President. In November, 2012 he became an Investment Advisor Representative Associate atOppenheimer.
He was a board member of theNational Iranian American Council (NIAC).[6]
Moody was married to Janice Boettcher and had a son and daughter. He was fluent inGreek,Spanish,Serbo-Croatian,Persian andFrench.[1]
Moody died at a hospital inMaryland on March 22, 2019, at the age of 83.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of theWisconsin State Assemblyfrom the25th district January 3, 1977 – January 1, 1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theWisconsin Senatefrom the9th district January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 5th congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
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