Councilmember Moss was elected in a special election in November 2011. He served two prior terms on City Council, as the Kempsville Borough Representative (1986 - 1990) and as an at large member (1992 - 1995). Moss serves as the Director of the Submarine Program Requirements and Warfare Development for the Commander Submarines Force Atlantic. He championed resident-focused civic interest for a decade as the chairman of the Virginia Beach Taxpayers Alliance (2001-2011). Moss is a member of the Virginia Beach Republican City Committee and is active in Boy Scout Troop 375. John is a graduate of Princess Anne High School, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University and the Naval War College, as well as the Senior Federal Fellows Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The Moss family resides in the Bayside Borough. John, Kathy, Thomas and Katie are members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church