17 Black Women in Elective Office

17 Black Women in Elective Office


Gwen Moore, House of Representatives

Wisconsin
Democrat
District 4
Congresswoman Gwen Moore is the first African American elected to Congress from the state of Wisconsin. A champion for women, Congresswoman Moore is the immediate past Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Women’s Caucus. In this capacity, 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.


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