Walter H. Moeller

Walter Henry Moeller (March 15, 1910 – April 13, 1999) was an American pastor and politician from the Democratic Party. Between 1959 and 1967, he served three terms representing Ohio's 10th congressional district in the House of Representatives, during the 86th, 87th, and 89th Congresses.

Biography Moeller was born on March 15, 1910, in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics.

Career Congress Moeller became active in Ohio politics in the 1950s, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and from 1965 to 1967.

Later career After leaving Congress, he acted as an assistant to the education director of NASA and was a member of Kiwanis.

Death Moeller died in Santa Barbara, California, on April 13, 1999, age 89. He had been doing pastoral work in the state.

Electoral history Year Democratic Republican Other 1958 Walter H. Moeller: 47,939 Homer E. "Pete" Abele: 42,607 1960 Walter H. Moeller: 58,085 Oakley C. Collins: 52,479 1962 Walter H. Moeller: 42,131 Homer E. "Pete" Abele: 46,158 1964 Walter H. Moeller: 54,729 Homer E. "Pete" Abele: 49,744 1966 Walter H. Moeller: 52,258 Clarence E. Miller: 56,659