Meet Carol

Carol believes the seeds of public service were planted by her parents, Rex and Jessie Greer, both of whom served their country during World War II.

Rex served as a fighter pilot and Jessie worked as a secretary at the Pentagon. During a bombing raid on a munitions factory, Rex was shot down over Italy and taken prisoner. Wanting to serve a more active role in supporting the allied troops, Jessie joined the Red Cross in England until the end of the war.

Soon after, they married and eventually located in Twin Falls, Idaho. Rex put the mechanical skills he learned in the military to good use and became a self-made mechanical engineer. He developed large-scale irrigation systems that brought irrigation to southern Idaho. By 1954, when Carol was born, the Greers had four children.

In the 1960s, the Greer family moved to Kennewick, Wash., where Carol’s dad joined other business partners in developing farm land in the Columbia Basin. At home, her mom expected the children to have a Christian education, music lessons, and good grades. Carol graduated first in her class from Kennewick High School in 1973, then received her degree in Piano Performance from Pacific Lutheran University in 1977. At the encouragement of her mother, she studied and worked for a year in Oslo, Norway, before returning home to the Pacific Northwest.

Carol started the ’80s living and working on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. She met and married geologist Ken Moser, and worked in advertising and transportation until the birth of their first child, Derek. She then pursued a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Seattle Pacific University. She finished her degree just before the birth of their second child, Emily, and was a stay-at-home mom until Ken’s work transferred the Moser family to Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, his home state. The young family made new friends through church, Newcomers, and work, but were happy to return to Washington in June of 1991 and chose to relocate to Richland.

As a soccer mom and school volunteer, Carol recognized the need for more park land in the rapidly developing area of south Richland, so she sought an appointment to the Richland Parks and Recreation Commission in order to advocate for more parks. Frustrated with the city council’s lack of response to the Parks Commission, Carol catalyzed a group of citizens to lobby the council to build “The Field of Dreams” baseball complex at Badger Mountain Park in the spring of 1995.

Carol applied for a council vacancy in July, and was elected by the citizens in November to her first 4-year term. She served on the Richland City Council for 10-and-a-half years, four as Mayor Pro-Tem. During this period, she involved herself in more than two dozen boards and commissions, and helped successfully collaborate with regional, state and federal officials to address community needs such as:

Development of Badger Mountain Park

A replacement bridge over the Yakima River

Safety and Mobility improvements to the 240 Causeway

Installation of the Soundwall along the Bypass Highway

A connected trail system (the Sacagawea Heritage Trail) among all three cities

Redevelopment of the Richland Wye Park

Funding for Ben-Franklin Transit

In 2006, Carol’s ability to work effectively with others was recognized when she was appointed to the Washington State Transportation Commission. Understanding that state legislation lacked a specific goal for investing in transportation infrastructure for the purpose of economic development, she worked with a broad advisory committee to change state law. Senate Bill 6577 was signed into law March 15, 2010, adding economic vitality as the sixth transportation goal for state investment.

Today, Carol Moser has not fallen far from the civil service tree. Guided by the values instilled by her parents, Carol is civic-minded and strongly believes in building and maintaining community relationships. This has resulted in her proven record of tangible accomplishments that have made a visible impact in the Eighth Legislative District.

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Now, more than ever, Carol Moser wants to be your voice in Olympia.

Carol Moser wants to be your representative for the Eighth Legislative District.