Joe Moody's Biography
- State House (TX) - District 78, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TX) - District 78
Contact Information
Office
Room GW.18
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
7365 Remcon Circle C-301
El Paso, TX 79912
Full Name:
Joseph 'Joe' E. Moody
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Adrianne; 2 Children: William, Preston
Birth Date:
01/09/1981
Birth Place:
El Paso
Home City:
El Paso, TX
JD, Texas Tech University, 2003-2006
BA, History/Government, New Mexico State University, 2000-2003
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 78, 2008-2010, 2012-present
Candidate, District 78, 2024
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 78, 2010, 2022
Speaker Pro Tempore, Texas State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Chair, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Member, House Administration Committee
Member, House Committee on Community Safety, Select
Member, Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Member, Redistricting Committee
Former Member, Border and Intergovernmental Affair Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Business & Industry Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, General Investigating and Ethics Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Human Trafficking, Texas House of Representatives
Former Member, Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Assistant District Attorney, County of El Paso
Former Prosecutor, El Paso County District Attorney's Office
Former Partner, Law Offices of Neill & Moody, Professional Corporation
Former Managing Partner, Moody & Sahualla
Senior Counsel, West Star Bank, Present
Founding Member, Migrant Worker Project, present
Former Volunteer, Al Gore for President
Former Volunteer, Bill Richardson for Governor
Former Volunteer, Charles Stenholm for United States Congress
Volunteer Campaign Manager, William E. "Bill" Moody for Texas Supreme Court
Awards:
Political Awareness Award, Black El Paso Democrats, 2011
Freshman Legislator of the Year, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, 2009
Freshman Legislator of the Year, Texas District & County Attorney's Association, 2009
Law & Order Award, Texas District and County Attorneys Association
Father's Occupation:
Judge
Mother's Occupation:
Teacher