[3][4]: 11  He later obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Florida in 1964 and his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in 1967.

He served as Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives,[5] holding various positions throughout his ten years of service there.

[3][6] In 1976 he was selected as the Most Effective First-Term House member[3] and presented with the Allen Morris Award by the Florida Times-Union.

[4]: 27 During his legislative career he passed constitutional resolutions that created a merit selection process for the Florida Appellate Judiciary[8] and granting Floridians a right to privacy.

[13][14] While a member of the house of representative, Moffitt spearheaded a project to build a cancer treatment center in Florida.

[11] The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute officially opened on October 27, 1986, three years after its groundbreaking.