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Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Luis Moscoso is the second oldest of six children. He and his siblings are first generation Peruvian-Americans whose father emigrated from Perú to attend Loras College in Dubuque right after World War II. His mother is a fourth generation Iowan of German, Luxembourgian, French and English heritage whose family immigrated to Iowa in the 1850s right after it became a state. He has a degree in Anthropology from the University of Iowa where he spent several years doing archaeological surveys and excavations before coming to Washington State in 1976.
After moving to Mountlake Terrace, Luis was involved in organizing ATU 1576, the first union for bus drivers at Community Transit (CT). He was then elected their first President/Business Agent and served 4 terms in that role. Taking time off to raise a family Luis returned to full-time bus driving for ten years before being promoted into CT Management as their first Organizational Improvement Specialist in 1996. He joined CT’s Executive Team as a “Change Agent” to oversee their quality, labor-management collaboration and diversity programs.
Luis was appointed to the PSRC Transportation Policy Board in 2000. In 2001 he was hired by the Washington Public Employees Association/UFCW 365 in Olympia to manage their NW Office in Shoreline. He handled contract negotiations and other administrative matters for WPEA Bargaining Units in various state agencies and several community colleges from Seattle to the Canadian border. In 2006, Luis was promoted to Government Relations Director and managed WPEA’s political and legislative programs in Olympia for three years. He worked closely with numerous coalitions and community groups on legislation relating to health care, pensions, early learning, green jobs, marriage equality and the environment before retiring in 2009.
Luis has been an advocate for social justice all his life and has worked on numerous projects across the state and in Snohomish County. He organized the Snohomish County Citizens Committee for Human Rights, was an Organizer and former Board Member of NAACP-Snohomish County and founder of the Communities of Color Coalition of Snohomish County.
Luis has been active in the Democratic Party for years and is currently in his third term as their State Party Secretary. He is also Board President of the Institute for Washington’s Future. Luis retired in 2009 after 33 years of public service.
Luis received the unanimous support and the endorsement of his LD in the Democratic Nomination process in May.
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