Gwen Moore WI-04

Gwen Moore

Summary

Current: US Representative of US House District 4 since 2004
Affiliation: Democrat
 District:  part of Milwaukee County and including almost all of the city of Milwaukee 
 Next Election: 

History: As an organizer with AmeriCorps VISTA, Moore worked to establish the Cream City Community Development Credit Union to offer grants and loans to low-income residents to start businesses.From 1985 to 1989, she worked for the City of Milwaukee as a neighborhood development strategist and for the state Department of Employment Relations and Health and Social Services. Moore also worked for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) as a housing officer.

Featured Quote: 
My legislation, the WRCR Act, encourages and rewards work by expanding the #EITC. It’s a bill that uplifts working people. Why does the GOP pinch pennies when it comes to policies benefiting working people while spending billions on the donor class?

Featured Video Rep. Gwen Moore’s full speech at the Democratic National Convention | 2020 DNC Night 1

OnAir Post: Gwen Moore WI-04

News

i
Media

Press Releases

In the News

eNewsletters

Editorials/Op-eds

About

Gwen Moore 1Congresswoman Gwen Moore was elected to represent Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District in 2004, making her the first African American elected to Congress from the State of Wisconsin. She is a member of the esteemed House Ways and Means Committee, which is the oldest committee in the United States Congress and has jurisdiction over the Social Security system, Medicare, the Foster Care System, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment Insurance, and all taxation, tariffs, and revenue-raising measures. She serves on the Oversight, Select Revenue Measures, and Worker and Family Support Subcommittees.

On the Oversight Subcommittee, Congresswoman Moore works to guarantee that the laws within the jurisdiction of the Committee are being implemented and carried out efficiently and in accordance with Congressional intent. She is also a member of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, working to create a more fair and progressive tax code that provides Americans greater opportunity and financial security. And she oversees a range of critical supports for workers, children, and families as a member of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee.

She is an active member on the Congressional Progressive Caucus, LGBT Equality Caucus, the Great Lakes Caucus, and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. She was also a former member of the Financial Services and Budget Committees and the former Regional Whip for the Democratic Caucus.

A strong advocate for measures that focus on improving the economic and employment conditions in low-income communities, she has fought to curb predatory lending in minority neighborhoods, led efforts to help small businesses grow and advance the creation of new jobs, pushed for affordable housing, and advocated for compliance with respect to the non-discriminatory hiring of minority-owned businesses for government contracts. She has been outspoken on behalf of low-wage workers, and in 2014, peacefully demonstrated for a living wage with fast food workers, leading to her arrest.

A champion for women, Congresswoman Moore served as the Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Women’s Caucus from 2011 to 2013. In this capacity and through her subsequent work, she has become a leader on issues like health insurance reform, women’s health, maternal and infant mortality, and domestic violence – leading the charge to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act over the past two Congresses. She has also been an outspoken opponent of efforts to limit women’s reproductive freedom and care.

The Congresswoman has made it her mission to give voice to the voiceless, both domestically and abroad. As a member on the House Democracy Partnership, a commission of the U.S. House of Representatives, she collaborates with international partners and serves as a global presence to advocate for and implement the development of responsible democracies. In January of 2015, she received global recognition for assembling members of Congress to raise pencils in honor of free speech and the victims of the attack on Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

She has been an ardent supporter of initiatives that put low-income students on the path to educational success. The Congresswoman has consistently supported legislation to ensure low-income students have school access to three nutritious meals a day, year-round, as good nutrition has been proven to improve children’s attendance and attentiveness. Congresswoman Moore is an alumnus and strong advocate for the Federal TRIO programs, which are designed to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and help them get to college. TRIO includes six outreach and support programs targeted to serve and assist low-income, first generation college students – and students with disabilities – to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post baccalaureate programs.

Born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1951, Congresswoman Moore was raised in Milwaukee. The eighth of nine children, Congresswoman Moore’s father was a union factory worker and her mother was a public school teacher. Congresswoman Moore attended North Division High School in Milwaukee, where she served as Student Council President. After graduation, she started college at Marquette University as a single, expectant mother on welfare who could only complete her education with the help of TRIO. Congresswoman Moore earned a B.A. in Political Science from Marquette, and went on to serve as a community leader spearheading the start-up of a community credit union as a VISTA volunteer for which she earned the national “VISTA Volunteer of the Decade” award from 1976-1986. She was also a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate before serving in Congress.

She served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1993-2004. Prior to her election to the Senate, Congresswoman Moore served two consecutive terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1989-1992. In 2000, Congresswoman Moore earned a Harvard University Certificate for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. As a state legislator, Congresswoman Moore was a champion for progressive and social issues and has continued to stand up as a voice for each and every constituent and region across the city. She applied her career expertise to help create jobs and build communities. She made a positive impact in critical issues related to welfare, education, and criminal justice. A tireless advocate for women’s rights and civil rights, Congresswoman Moore led the fight against racial profiling, domestic abuse, and voting rights violations.

She is the mother of Jesselynne, Ade, and Sowande “Supreme” and is a proud great-grandmother.

Personal

Full Name: Gwendolynne ‘Gwen’ S. Moore

Gender: Female

Family: 3 Children: Jessalynne, Ade, Sowande

Birth Date: 04/18/1951

Birth Place: Racine, WI

Home City: Milwaukee, WI

Religion: Baptist

Source: Vote Smart

Education

Certified, Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Harvard University, 2000

BA, Political Science, Marquette University, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 4, 2005-present

Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, 1993-2004

President Pro Tempore, Wisconsin State Senate, 1997-1998

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1989-1992

Professional Experience

Former Development Specialist, Milwaukee City Development

Former Program and Planning Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations, Health, and Social Services

Former Housing Officer, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

Offices

Washington DC Office
2252 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4572

District Office
250 East Wisconsin, Suite 950
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 297-1140
Fax: (414) 297-1086

Contact

Email: Government Office

Web Links

Politics

Source: none

Election Results

To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.

Finances

Source: Open Secrets

Committees

She is a member of the esteemed House Ways and Means Committee, which is the oldest committee in the United States Congress and has jurisdiction over the Social Security system, Medicare, the Foster Care System, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment Insurance, and all taxation, tariffs, and revenue-raising measures. She serves on the Tax, Oversight, and Work and Welfare Subcommittees. She also serves on the Joint Economic Committee.

On the Ways and Means Committee, she is a member of the Tax Subcommittee, working to create a more fair and progressive tax code that provides Americans greater opportunity and financial security. And she oversees a range of critical supports for workers, children, and families as a member of the Work and Welfare Subcommittee. She also serves on the Oversight Subcommittee.

She is an active member on the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, LGBT Equality Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, the Great Lakes Caucus, and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

Voting Record

Congresswoman Moore serves on the Ways and Means Committee, where she is a member of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, working to create a more fair and progressive tax code that provides Americans greater opportunity and financial security. And she oversees a range of critical supports for workers, children, and families as a member of the Worker and Family Support Subcommittee and Social Security Subcommittee.

She is also a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. She serves on the Research and Technology Subcommittee and the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee. Congresswoman Moore serves on three subcommittees of the House Ways and Means Committee:

Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee: As a member of this committee, Congresswoman Moore is working to create a more fair, simpler tax code that provides Americans greater opportunity and financial security.

Social Security Subcommittee: As a member of this committee, Congresswoman Moore helps provide oversight to the Social Security system.

Worker and Family Support Subcommittee:

Legislation

New Legislation

 Sponsored and Cosponsored

Issues

Economy & Jobs

Creating jobs continues to be my top priority.

The economy has turned back from the brink and is growing, but the recovery is far too modest and more needs to be done to address persistent unemployment.

Following the financial collapse, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), which is largely credited with preventing a second Great Depression. The Recovery Act directed funds to cities, states, non-profits and companies to make critical investments to keep jobs and put people to work.  It also provided middle-class tax relief that helped 95 percent of families.  Moody’s top economist, Mark Zandi, estimated that the Recovery Act raised real GDP by 3.4 percent and created 3 million jobs, or, stated another way, without the Recovery Act GDP would have been 6.5 percent lower in 2010.

The Recovery Act helped, but the recession was deeper than previously thought and we are years removed from its enactment. Therefore, I continue work on legislation to help create jobs, including efforts to help small businesses expand and get access to credit and to help state and local governments rebuild schools and public hospitals, while being mindful of the national debt.  I have supported numerous efforts by Democrats to move jobs legislation.  I am also a strong supporter of the Community Development Financial Institution Fund, which provides support to underserved and economically depressed communities, which is exactly where capital is most needed and transformative.

To ensure that our economy will continue to rebound, we must look forward and lay the groundwork so that that America leads in the 21st Century economy. This includes a comprehensive clean energy policy that will create jobs at home that cannot be outsourced. It includes investments in updated U.S. infrastructure, like updating crumbling bridges and roads and supporting high-speed rail that will connect our cities and our people. I will continue my commitment to support innovative research in the Milwaukee area to employ high-skilled labor, as well as reinvigorating our industrial base to take advantage of Milwaukee’s proud tradition of labor and manufacturing.

Milwaukee’s workforce is among the best in the nation. And standing up for our workers is important to make sure that everyone benefits from economic recovery, not just CEOs.

Protecting Consumers & Wall Street Reform

As a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, I worked with my colleagues to address the causes of the 2008 recession, to stop future bailouts of Wall Street, and to prevent another economic collapse by enacting the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).  Dodd-Frank makes important changes to federal law to promote financial stability by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end “too big to fail,” and to protect consumers from abusive practices.

Specifically, Dodd-Frank created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which protects Americans from unfair and abusive financial products and services.  As we learned from the credit crisis, deceptive financial products – like predatory mortgages and hidden credit card fees – hit everyday Americans’ pocketbooks and can also destabilize the entire economy.  The bill also makes critical improvements to the derivatives markets, which played a central role in the financial collapse, by requiring more transparency in trading and pricing and by requiring them to be cleared.  Dodd-Frank also requires systemically important financial companies to create a “living will,” or plan to wind them down in the event that they collapse, and also provides the FDIC with authority in certain instances to orderly liquidate financial institutions to end the need for Wall Street bailouts in the future. Dodd-Frank further protects taxpayers by providing important protections for municipal governments when they issue bonds.

Many of the Dodd-Frank reforms are already working. Among the reforms that are making a difference today are that enhanced powers granted to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission uncovered and led to a settlement in the LIBOR scandal. The CFPB recently concluded its first action that resulted in a $140 million restitution settlement to consumer victims of deceptive credit card practices.  The derivatives market is reforming and becoming more transparent.

However, the work continues to ensure the long-term prosperity of the United States by creating a smart, responsive, and robust regulatory environment that both protects consumers and encourages financial innovation and risk taking.

Education

Empowering Children to Succeed

As we provide support and propose smart reforms for our education system, I strongly believe we must prioritize the needs of low-income children, their families, their schools, and their communities. Access to a good education should be a fundamental human right for all children. We now have an historic opportunity to shape our nation’s educational future and significantly expand opportunities for all American children, including those children in need.

As a member of Congress, my goal is to ensure that our education reforms include comprehensive, supportive improvements for students, their families, and their teachers—for example, school safety initiatives, better technology, smaller class sizes, after-school activities, and enhanced parent involvement. I also know firsthand that students do not come to school ready to learn when they are hungry.  I have been a lifelong supporter of making sure that all children are provided with three healthy meals a day—a strategy proven to have a lasting positive impact on a child’s overall ability to succeed in school.

Itis imperative for our community and our economic potential that we help prepare all students to get into college and earn a degree.  I am a product of Upward Bound, and know firsthand how vital it is to have a network of support for at-risk teens.  Federal TRIO programs like Upward Bound, Student Support Services, and Talent Search help low-income, at-risk, and first generation college students fully realize their potential while they are in middle and high school, and then stay by their side up through college graduation.

Southeast Wisconsin is home to some of the finest higher education institutions in the country schools like Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Alverno, and others are committed to training the next generation of our workforce. These schools give kids the skills they need to find good jobs—and they play a critical role in ensuring that our region maintains a healthy economy and competes globally.

Public education is one of our nation’s greatest civil rights advances.  I will continue to work to make sure that every child has access to equal opportunity and a bright future.

Energy & Environment

Protecting the Environment & Restoring the Great Lakes

We need to protect our environment and natural resources because our nation’s public lands and waterways are irreplaceable.  Nowhere does this hit closer to home than Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes basin.  Millions of people live, work, play, or get their drinking water from these waters which also serve as an important economic engine for our region.

Yet, we know the Great Lakes face serious challenges including the threat from invasive species, ongoing development, and pollution.  Congress has an important role to play in addressing these threats to ensure that economic, environmental and recreational benefits remain for future generations.

During my tenure in Congress, I have not waivered in my support of legislation that enhances protection for the Great Lakes, our nation’s public lands, parks and forests, and our air and water.  As a Member of the Great Lakes Task Force, I have worked with my colleagues from the region on issues of bipartisan concern.  This includes cosponsoring legislation such as the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act, the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act, and legislation reauthorizing the Great Lakes Legacy Act.

I also strongly support and will continue to fight for funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a multi-year commitment from the Obama Administration that will help remove toxic substances from area waterways, combat invasive species, protect the public health from nonpoint Source Pollution and protect habitat and wildlife.

I will also continue to work to oppose efforts to increase irresponsible and environmentally damaging oil drilling in sensitive environmental areas and logging in our national forests.  I am also opposed to efforts by House Republicans to undermine key environmental protection laws such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act which were all enacted on a bipartisan basis.

Our region’s and nation’s natural resources are not only environmental treasures but also economic generators.  In the Milwaukee area, a number of water-related technology companies have chosen to set up shop because of proximity to Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes. As former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson—the founder of Earth Day—put it, “The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around…All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the environment is finally forced to file for bankruptcy because its resource base has been polluted, degraded, dissipated, and irretrievably compromised, the economy goes into bankruptcy with it.”

Great Lakes communities have long taken pride in protecting our region’s natural resources. As a Member of Congress, I will continue to work to ensure that the federal government does its part.

Healthcare

Quality & Affordable Health Care

I was honored to be a part of history and to have served in the Congress that passed comprehensive health care reform. Through the Affordable Care Act, we extended health care coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans while at the same time lowering health care costs overall and cutting our nation’s deficit. The Affordable Care Act puts Americans and small businesses – not health insurance companies – in charge of their health care decisions.

Implementation of our health insurance reforms will be phased in until state insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014.

Many benefits are already available, including:

  • Small businesses can receive tax credits to help afford insurance for their employees;
  • Seniors can receive assistance affording prescription drugs;
  • Health plans must cover preventive health care such as mammograms and colonoscopies without charging a deductible or co-pay;
  • Insurance companies have been banned from canceling coverage when someone gets too sick;
  • Children with pre-existing conditions can get affordable insurance;
  • Insurance companies can’t place arbitrary yearly or lifetime benefit caps; and
  • Children can stay on their parents’ insurance until their 26th birthdays.

Although we have made great progress by passing our health care reform law, there is still work to be done. I am a strong supporter of research that will help us find ways to prevent, treat, and cure a range of illnesses, such as breast cancer, kidney disease, and diabetes. I am a champion for protecting women’s access to a full range of reproductive health services. Finally, I believe it should be among our highest priorities to make sure that affordable, quality health coverage is available to all Americans, including those who rely on Medicaid and Medicare for their care.

To learn more about our landmark health care reform law, please click here.

Immigration

For far too long, Congress has sidestepped our mounting immigration challenges, but the unified cry for action has never been louder from our community organizers, faith groups, labor unions and business leaders. I strongly believe that now is the time to enact responsible reform to our broken immigration system.

It is critical that throughout our reform efforts, we ensure our deeply flawed immigration laws and policies align more closely with our core values of attracting the best and brightest in the world, strengthening families and communities, and bolstering fundamental fairness and economic opportunity for all.

To face this challenge, it is crucial that we replace our failed enforcement-only policies with a solution that works.  I believe that we must include a tough but fair pathway to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans currently living here in the shadows.

I will continue to fight for comprehensive immigration reform.

More Information

Services

Source: Government page

District

Source: Wikipedia

Wisconsin’s 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including almost all of the city of Milwaukee (except the slivers of the city in Waukesha and Washington counties), as well as its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, and West Milwaukee. Recent redistricting has added the Milwaukee County North Shore communities of Glendale, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, Bayside, and Brown Deer to the district. It is currently represented by Gwen Moore, a Democrat.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is the most Democratic district in Wisconsin.[3] John Kerry won 69% of the vote here in 2004. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008, by a three-to-one margin over John McCain, with 75.39% of the vote to McCain’s 23.61%.

Before the 2000 census, the 4th covered much of south Milwaukee, and extended into eastern Waukesha County. After Wisconsin lost a district in the 2000 census, the 4th was cut back to a Milwaukee County district.

Wikipedia

This article is about the U.S. representative from Wisconsin. For the California legislator, see Gwen Moore (California politician).

Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin’s 4th congressional district since 2005. In 2016, Moore was elected to serve as caucus whip of the Congressional Black Caucus[1] for the 115th United States Congress.[2][3] She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district is based in Milwaukee and as a result of the 2011 redistricting also includes some Milwaukee County suburbs: Bayside, Brown Deer, Cudahy, Fox Point, Glendale, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, West Milwaukee, Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay. Moore is the first woman to represent the district and the second woman after Tammy Baldwin and the first African American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.

Moore is currently Wisconsin’s longest serving Representative, after Representative Ron Kind retired, in 2023.

Early life, education and career

Moore was born in Racine, but has spent most of her life in Milwaukee. She is the eighth of nine children; her father was a factory worker and her mother a public school teacher. Moore attended North Division High School and served as student council president.[citation needed] She later attended Marquette University and became a single mother and welfare recipient. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1973.

As an organizer with AmeriCorps VISTA, Moore worked to establish the Cream City Community Development Credit Union to offer grants and loans to low-income residents to start businesses.[4] For her work, she was awarded the national “VISTA Volunteer of the Decade” award from 1976 to 1986.[5] From 1985 to 1989, she worked for the City of Milwaukee as a neighborhood development strategist and for the state Department of Employment Relations and Health and Social Services. Moore also worked for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) as a housing officer.[citation needed]

Wisconsin legislature

Moore was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1988 and served two terms representing the 7th district. She was a prominent voice calling for an investigation into the case of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who lived two blocks from Moore.[citation needed]

In 1992, Moore was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, in which she represented the 4th district from 1993 to 2005. She was the first African-American woman to be elected to the state senate[citation needed] and became a prominent voice against mandatory ID security measures to enter the Capitol. She said, “I am too often reminded [9/11 hijacker] Mohammed Atta had a photo ID. This will not tell people whether I am a terrorist. This disenfranchises people who come to their Capitol.”[citation needed]

U.S. House of Representatives

Moore during the 109th Congress

Moore was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Republican attorney Gerald Boyle. She was one of a handful of African Americans to be elected to Congress as freshmen in 2004, and the first African American and second woman (after Tammy Baldwin) to represent Wisconsin in Congress.[6]

Moore is a prominent advocate for women’s rights, releasing frequent statements on topics ranging from domestic abuse awareness to abortion rights. In January 2011, she was elected Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Women’s Caucus to become a leader on health insurance reform and the protection of reproductive rights.[7] She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[8]

During the congressional debate in February 2011 on the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood, in response to comments from Paul Broun suggesting that Planned Parenthood promoted racist eugenics because more black women than white women have abortions, Moore spoke about her experience raising children on little money, and why “planned parenthood is healthy for women, it’s healthy for children and it’s healthy for our society”.[9] She publicly opposed the investigation into Planned Parenthood‘s financial accounting, saying the investigation was “an unfortunate waste of taxpayer dollars”.[10] Moore voted “nay” on Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage on October 13, 2011.[11] In March 2012, during the House debate over reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, she spoke about her experience of being sexually assaulted and raped as a child and an adult, criticizing the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee that voted “no” on the bill.[12]

In the first session of the 109th Congress, Moore earned 90% and higher legislative agenda approval scores from Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Sierra Club of Wisconsin, and the Service Employees International Union. She has focused legislatively on traditional Democratic and progressive issues, believing that the federal government should play a significant role in the amelioration of poverty and the resolution of difficult local problems. Moore has received support from interest groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (93%), The Human Rights Campaign (100%), The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) (100%), The National Farmers Union (100%) and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (100%). She lacks support from those supporting hunting and sportsmen rights (0% support from Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance), opponents of abortion rights (0% support from National Right to Life), and conservative tax reform stances (0% support from Americans for Tax Reform).[13]

During her first term, Moore introduced legislation to provide economic incentives and tax cuts to small businesses to promote job creation, and also cosponsored legislation supporting community block grants, continuing and expanding Medicaid funding, amending the Truth in Lending Act to prevent so-called “predatory lending“, and removing troops from Iraq. She also cosponsored two prospective amendments to the US Constitution, providing for uniform national election standards and prohibiting gender discrimination.[citation needed]

On May 6, 2006, Moore and eight fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus were arrested and ticketed for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct after they stepped onto the grounds of the Embassy of Sudan to call attention to the ongoing Darfur conflict. Moore said the group expected to be arrested but that they were pleased to participate in a “peaceful act of civil disobedience“.[14]

In July 2019, Moore voted against a House resolution introduced by Representative Brad Schneider opposing efforts to boycott the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.[15] The resolution passed 398-17.[16] Moore chose not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress in July 2024 to protest the Gaza-Israel conflict.[17]

On December 18, 2019, Moore voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.[18]

In 2023, Moore was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[19]

Moore was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[20]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Moore’s son, Supreme Moore Omokunde (then known as Sowande Ajumoke Omokunde), was arrested in connection with the November 2, 2004, tire-slashing of Republican Party vehicles in Milwaukee. He was charged on January 24, 2005, with a felony in connection with the event, but agreed on January 20, 2006, to plead no contest in exchange for a sentencing recommendation of restitution and probation.[22] On April 26, 2006, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Michael B. Brennan disregarded the sentencing recommendation and sentenced Omokunde to four months in prison and $2,305 in fines and restitution. In response, Moore said, “I love my son very much. I’m very proud of him. He’s accepted responsibility.”[23]

Omokunde went on to become a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in 2015,[24] and was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020.[25]

Moore has become a U.S. delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.[26]

Moore attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate, pledging her support to nominee Hillary Clinton.

Moore spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was centered in Milwaukee.[27]

On December 28, 2020, Moore announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating from others. She traveled to Washington to vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House after announcing that her quarantine period had ended.[28][29]

Moore is a Baptist.[30]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1988, 1990)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
1988Primary[31]September 13Gwen MooreDemocratic2,46352.71%Charles E. FoxDem.1,61334.52%4,673850
Glenn O. Givens Jr.Dem.59712.78%
General[31]November 8Gwen MooreDemocratic10,17470.75%Jeffrey S. WuestRep.4,20629.25%14,3805,968
1990General[32]November 6Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic3,84769.48%Scott K. WalkerRep.1,69030.52%5,5372,157

Wisconsin Senate (1992, 1996, 2000)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
1992Primary[33]September 8Gwen MooreDemocratic11,06654.43%Louis FortisDem.8,01139.40%20,3313,055
Phyllis Williams-KirkDem.1,2546.17%
General[33]November 3Gwen MooreDemocratic47,571100.0%47,57147,571
1996Primary[34]September 10Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic6,27778.45%Henry Lampkins Jr.Dem.1,72421.55%8,0014,553
General[34]November 5Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic38,018100.0%38,01838,018
2000General[35]November 7Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic47,98099.09%48,42347,537

U.S. House (2004–present)

YearElectionDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2004Primary[36]September 14Gwen MooreDemocratic48,85864.20%Matt FlynnDem.19,37725.46%76,10329,481
Tim CarpenterDem.7,80110.25%
General[37]November 2Gwen MooreDemocratic212,38269.60%Gerald H. BoyleRep.85,92828.16%305,142126,454
Tim JohnsonInd.3,7331.22%
Robert R. RaymondInd.1,8610.61%
Colin HudsonCon.8970.29%
2006General[38]November 7Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic136,73571.31%Perfecto RiveraRep.54,48628.42%191,74282,249
2008General[39]November 4Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic222,72887.63%Michael D. LaForestRep.29,28211.52%254,179193,446
2010Primary[40]September 14Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic33,10783.63%Paul MorelDem.6,43016.24%39,58926,677
General[41]November 2Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic143,55968.98%Dan SebringRep.61,54329.57%208,10382,016
Eddie Ahmad AyyashInd.2,8021.35%
2012General[42]November 6Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic235,25772.21%Dan SebringRep.80,78724.80%325,788154,470
Robert R. RaymondInd.9,2772.85%
2014Primary[43]August 12Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic52,41370.91%Gary R. GeorgeDem.21,24228.74%73,91231,171
General[44]November 4Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic179,04570.24%Dan SebringRep.68,49026.87%254,892110,555
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,0022.75%
2016Primary[45]August 9Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic55,25684.49%Gary R. GeorgeDem.10,01315.31%65,39745,243
General[46]November 8Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic220,18176.74%Robert R. RaymondInd.33,49411.67%254,892110,555
Andy CraigLib.32,18311.22%
2018Primary[47]August 9Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic76,99188.86%Gary R. GeorgeDem.9,46810.93%86,64067,523
General[48]November 6Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic206,48775.61%Tim RogersRep.59,09121.64%273,087147,396
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,1702.63%
2020General[49]November 3Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic232,66874.65%Tim RogersRep.70,76922.70%311,697161,899
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,9112.54%
2022GeneralNovember 8Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic191,95575.27%Tim RogersRep.57,66022.62%255,012134,295
Robert R. RaymondInd.5,1642.03%
2024General[50]November 8Gwen Moore (inc.)Democratic249,93974.77%Tim RogersRep.74,92122.41%334,282175,018
Robert R. RaymondInd.8,7922.63%

See also

References

  1. ^ “Membership”. Congressional Black Caucus. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ “Hoyer Congratulates Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 115th Congress | The Office of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer”. www.democraticwhip.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ “It’s Rep. Conyers’ Right To Fight Allegations, Rep. Moore Says”. NPR. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ “AmeriCorps: Gwendolynne Moore”. Corporation for National & Community Service. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  5. ^ [1] Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sandler, Larry (November 3, 2004). “Moore rewrites history: Mainstream appeal makes her state’s first black congresswoman”. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  7. ^ “Rep. Gwen Moore Weighs in on Birth Control Victory”. Ms. Magazine. August 3, 2011.
  8. ^ “Caucus Members”. Congressional Progressive Caucus. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  9. ^ “Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) In Opposition to the Pence Amendment”. Youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  10. ^ “Dem Leaders to Stearns: Stop Pointless Political Attack on Planned Parenthood”. Project Vote Smart. October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  11. ^ “HR 358 – Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage”. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Nocera, Kate (May 16, 2012). “Rep. Gwen Moore recounts sexual assault”. POLITICO. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  13. ^ “Gwen Moore – Ratings and Endorsements”. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  14. ^ “JS Online: Moore expects arrest in protest”. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  15. ^ Clare Foran (July 24, 2019). “Who voted ‘no’ on the House resolution opposing Israel boycott movement”. CNN. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  16. ^ Schneider, Bradley Scott (July 23, 2019). “H.Res.246 – 116th Congress (2019-2020): Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  17. ^ “Wisconsin’s Democratic delegation split on attending Netanyahu address to Congress”. CBS58. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  18. ^ Panetta, Grace (December 19, 2019). “WHIP COUNT: Here’s which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump”. Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  19. ^ “H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … — House Vote #136 — Mar 8, 2023”.
  20. ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  21. ^ “Caucus Membrs”. US House of Representatives. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  22. ^ “Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article”. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  23. ^ “Lawmaker’s son sentenced for tire slashing – politics”. NBC News. April 26, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  24. ^ “Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, 13th District”. county.milwaukee.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  25. ^ Crouse, Tiffany (April 11, 2015). “Son of Gwen Moore and Son of David Cullen Win County Board Supervisor Positions”. Milwaukee Courier. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  26. ^ Hand, Robert (September 5, 2008). “U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Kazakhstan for Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session”. Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  27. ^ “Democrats Announce Additional Speakers and Schedule Updates for 2020 Democratic National Convention: “Uniting America”“. 2020 Democratic National Convention. August 11, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  28. ^ Fordham, Evie (January 3, 2021). “Democratic congresswoman to vote on House floor 6 days after announcing positive coronavirus test”. Fox News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  29. ^ Dirr, Alison (December 28, 2020). “U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore isolating after testing positive for COVID-19”. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  30. ^ “Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress”. Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  31. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). “Elections” (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 910, 925. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  32. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). “Elections” (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 899, 915. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  33. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1993). “Elections” (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 900, 919. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  34. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1993). “Elections” (PDF). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 888, 889. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  35. ^ Results of Fall General Election – 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  36. ^ Results of Fall Primary Election – 09/14/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 10, 2004. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  37. ^ Results of Fall General Election – 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  38. ^ Results of Fall General Election – 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  39. ^ Results of Fall General Election – 11/04/2008 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2008. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  40. ^ FINAL Sept. 14, 2010 Fall Partisan Primary Results Summary (includes recount) (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. p. 7. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  41. ^ 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. pp. 3–4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  42. ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election – 11/6/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 6, 2012. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  43. ^ Canvass Results for 2014 Fall Partisan Primary – 8/12/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. August 29, 2014. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  44. ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election – 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  45. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 Partisan Primary – 8/9/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. September 30, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  46. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election – 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  47. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary – 8/14/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. August 31, 2018. pp. 12–13. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  48. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election – 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  49. ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election – 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  50. ^ “County by County Report US Congress – 11/5/2024” (PDF). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by

 Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
1993–2004		Succeeded by

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin’s 4th congressional district
2005–present		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by

 Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group
2010–2013
Served alongside: Jan Schakowsky, Debbie Wasserman Schultz		Succeeded by

U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by

 United States representatives by seniority
52nd		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Moore

    Skip to toolbar