Trailblazer ‘fought for justice’ with grace
Diane Mosier, a powerful advocate and champion for the Democratic Party in Houston, died Friday. She was 69.
Mosier, a Beaumont native, attended Lamar University. She owned several companies before joining state Rep. Jessica Farrar’s office as a community liaison and most recently serving as a community aide for Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. The Shady Acres resident championed women’s rights and progressive issues during her decades of advocacy, friends said.
“Diane Mosier was forged from the fiery Texas steel that sharpened the wit & strengthened the resolve of trailblazing women who like Diane fought for justice w/equal parts passion, humor & grace,” Ellis wrote on Twitter.
She and her late husband, Bruce, were sustaining members of the Harris County Democratic Party. From 2010 to 2016, she served as president of the River Oaks Area Democratic Women, a state political action committee.
“She was a force in her pas-
“She was a force for all that she believed in.” River Oaks Area Democratic Women Facebook page
sion for all that she did to make this world a better, brighter place,” ROAD women wrote on its Facebook page. “She was a force against anyone that dared stand in her way. She was a force for all that she believed in, especially the fight for equality and ensuring that women’s voices are heard not just at the ballot box but in every reach of society.”
Her stated goal on the ROAD women website was to “build meaningful coalitions among diverse groups of progressives who can win in 2018, and to group Young Roadies into a talent-farm for future leaders in Harris County.”
Mosier also founded the Heights Democratic Club and served as a co-chair of Annie’s List Harris County Steering Committee.
She was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. She registered countless voters throughout her years and mentored many women as they entered the political arena. She also performed with the Sunshiners Band, despite being “musically challenged.”
“Diane was a hell raiser, a freedom fighter and hater of all things Republican,” friend Heather Strange wrote on her Facebook on Saturday. “Her name should be in history books as one of the women who fought hardest for Harris County.”
Mayor Sylvester Turner called Mosier a trailblazer and advocate for equality in a tweet Saturday.
“An unstoppable and passionate stalwart in Houston politics, someone who was never afraid to boldly fight for health care, public education and a woman’s right to choose,” U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke tweeted.
State Rep. Carol Alverado, D-Houston, called Mosier a “woman to be reckoned with, a fierce champion for women, people of color.”
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, who is running for a seat in the U.S. House, said on Twitter that she was shocked and saddened to learn of Mosier’s death.
“We have been standing on the shoulders of incredible Texas women in this campaign,” she wrote. “We are committed to honoring Diane Mosier’s memory by following her example and continuing her work.”
Bruce, an attorney, and Diane Mosier were married 43 years and raised four children. Funeral services are pending.