May 2023| Vol. 20 Iss. 05
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REP. SPACKMAN MOSS BREAKS RECORD WITH 23 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FEMALE LEGISLATOR By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com
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arol Spackman Moss has made history as Utah’s longest-serving female state legislator. Moss, who has served in the Utah House of Representatives for over 23 years, was first elected in 2000 and has been re-elected every two years since then. Moss represents District 34, which covers East Murray, Holladay and Millcreek. “I ran for office because I had a call from my cousin, then a legislator, who said I should run for office because my current representative was not a good advocate for public education,” Moss said. “At that time, I was in my 32nd year of teaching English at Olympus High, and I loved my job. I was, however, getting burned out from grading essays at night, on weekends, and on holidays, and I thought being a legislator might be something I would enjoy if I retired from teaching. “Note that I started teaching at age 23 but couldn’t afford to retire in my 50s and give up my health insurance. I thought about it for a few days, talked with my family, had a few more legislators call to persuade me to run, and I decided that with all the students I had taught in my neighborhood and community, I had name recognition and thought I would have a pretty good shot at winning.” In retrospect, Moss might agree that the more things change, the more they stay the same when she characterizes how the legislature has changed since she started. “The changes I have seen over the years is that the work is more intense, more bills, more meetings, more special sessions. The session is the same 45 days, but the budget has more than Rep. Carol Spackman Moss speaks at the Utah State Capitol about her Suicide Prevention in Correctional Facilities bill that passed this sesContinued page 19 sion. (Photo courtesy of Carol Spackman Moss)
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