Laura Moser (born August 30, 1977) is an American author and politician who founded the

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resistance movement Daily Action. She was a candidate for the

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Early life and education

Toddler Claudia Chaudhary throws a tantrum in the White House as President and Mrs

Moser was born in

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. Her grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. She attended St. John's School and graduated from

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in 1999. She later worked in publishing at the

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before becoming a freelance journalist.

Publications and career

Moser published her first book, an "efficient, compact" biography of the actress

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, in 2005. With her friend Lauren Mechling, she co-authored a series of

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novels about the experiences of a girl who moves from

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. Moser has contributed to ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

The Jewish Daily Forward ''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, '' ...

''. She was the education columnist at ''

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''.

Political involvement

After the

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, Moser founded the organization Daily Action. In 2017, she moved back to

to run for Congress in 2018. In February 2018, the

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(DCCC), citing concerns about Moser's electability in the general election, called attention to her past controversial statements. That DCCC action was condemned by DNC chair

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and

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, which endorsed Moser a few days later, on March 1, 2018. In the March 6 Democratic primary, in a seven-candidate field, Moser earned 24.3% of the vote to

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's 29.3%. In the May 22 runoff, Fletcher defeated Moser, 68% to 32%, becoming the Democratic nominee in the general election. In the November 6 general election, Fletcher defeated incumbent representative

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by five percentage points (52.5% to 47.5%).

Personal life

Moser is married to Arun Chaudhary, who was

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videographer. Her brother is Benjamin Moser, a ''

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'' columnist. She has two children. In April 2020, she and her family moved to Berlin, Germany. Moser, Laura (April 19, 2021). https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-grandfather-fled-the-nazis-i-moved-to-his-old-neighborhood

References

External links

Official campaign websiteDaily Action
activist group founded by Laura Moser * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moser, Laura 1977 births Liberalism in the United States Living people Texas Democrats Writers from Texas People from Houston Amherst College alumni St. John's School (Texas) alumni American activists