Moya, Richard, 1932-

Richard Moya was born in Austin, Texas in 1932 and graduated from Austin High School in 1950. He was president of the national Junior League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), served in the National Guard, and was a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army in Korea. He helped form the Mexican American Democrats of Texas, served as their chair from 1981-1983, and served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1972. He was the first Mexican-American elected to the Travis County Commissioners' Court and served in that capacity from 1970 to 1986. He was director of Field Operations for Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower before he served as Deputy Chief of Staff under Governor Ann Richards from 1991 to 1995. At the time of the interview, he was a member of the Tejano Democrats, and in 2009, he was a public affairs consultant with Adelánte Solutions Consortium.

From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Moya, 2003 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 401296053

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