10 Facts About Harold Moss

Harold Moss attended the Lewis College of Business before arriving in Tacoma during the Korean War as a member of the United States National Guard.

Harold Moss first became politically active in the 1950s as a member of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Harold Moss served two terms as branch president, served on Tacoma's first Human Relations Commission, and in 1968, Moss helped create the Tacoma Urban League and played a key role in securing public funding for its Urban Services Center.

Harold Moss worked as a dental technician and operated a small business, Northwest Porcelain Studios.

Harold Moss left the business when he was hired by the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and the Tacoma Area Coalition in spring 1968 to run the Central Area Employment Office, soliciting jobs for disadvantaged Tacoma-area residents.

Harold Moss entered electoral politics in 1969 as an unsuccessful candidate for the Tacoma City Council.

Harold Moss was elected to a full term in 1971, remaining a full-time employee of the Urban League throughout this period.

Harold Moss was elected to the Pierce County Council and was a member from January 1,1997, to December 31,2004, including as council chair from 2002 to 2004, at which time he announced his retirement.

Harold Moss ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tacoma in 2001, and came out of retirement in 2007 to launch an unsuccessful run for Tacoma City Council against the incumbent, Spiro Manthou.

Harold Moss died in Tacoma on September 21,2020, ten days before his 91st birthday.