Gwendolynne S. Moore

Democrat Representative of Wisconsin's 4th district

Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Wisconsin, district 4
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@RepGwenMoore

gwenmoore.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

April 18, 1951 (73 years old)

Birthday

Serving as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district since 2005
Elected as caucus whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 115th United States Congress in 2016
First woman and first African American elected to Congress from Wisconsin
Wisconsin's longest-serving Representative as of 2023
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, and spent most of her life in Milwaukee
Attended Marquette University, where she became a single mother and welfare recipient, earning a BA in political science in 1973
Worked as an organizer with AmeriCorps VISTA, establishing the Cream City Community Development Credit Union
Awarded the national "VISTA Volunteer of the Decade" award from 1976 to 1986
Served in the Wisconsin Assembly and State Senate, becoming the first African-American woman elected to the state senate
Advocates for women's rights, including domestic abuse awareness and abortion rights
Opposed the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood and spoke against the investigation into Planned Parenthood's financial accounting
Shared personal experiences of sexual assault and rape during House debate over reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Received high legislative agenda approval scores from various organizations, including Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and the NAACP
Introduced legislation to provide economic incentives and tax cuts to small businesses and supported community block grants and Medicaid funding
Arrested for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct during a peaceful act of civil disobedience at the Embassy of Sudan in 2006
Voted against a House resolution opposing efforts to boycott the State of Israel in 2019
Voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in 2019
Voted in favor of directing President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023
Committee assignments include the Committee on Ways and Means
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Personal life includes a son who was arrested in connection with the tire-slashing of Republican Party vehicles in 2004
Attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate, supporting Hillary Clinton
Announced testing positive for COVID-19 in December 2020 and traveled to Washington to vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House after her quarantine period ended
Identifies as Baptist