Government Service
Following the death of U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Moody was appointed on April 22, 1951, as a Democrat to the United States Senate. He served from April 23, 1951, to November 4, 1952. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1952, losing to Republican Charles E. Potter.
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