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Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is based in Milwaukee and also includes South Milwaukee, Cudahy and St. Francis, and part of West Allis. She is the first woman to represent the district. She is also the second woman and the first African-American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.
Early life, education and career
Moore was born in Racine, Wisconsin, 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. She later attended Marquette ...
31 In my opinion Gwen Moore is quite good and reliable politician. He / she has my support!, positive
4 I am vehimently opposed to Gwen Moore. She uses her position to advance her own interests and not her constituents., Bobby
1 Rep Moore advocated for members of her own family on the house floor rather than those who elected her. Then missed the debt ceiling vote. Embarrassing and irresponsible!, Conservative
1 I can't support a woman who believes an abortion is better than even the PROSPECT of raising a child in poverty and having to feed them Ramen Noodles and mayonnaise sandwiches., Against
Secr. of Labor H. L. Solis (center right) and Women’s Bureau Director S. Manzano-Diaz (right) meet and greet E. Fraser, Sen. Consul. of Divers.Search and Rep. Moore of Wisconsin. , positive
I wrote Representative Moore a letter over a year and a half ago asking if her office could help me with an issue I was having with the IRS. With a deadline looming, I ended up have to hire an attorney which I really couldn't afford, to resolve the issue. The attorney said that Rep. Moore's office could have easily intervened and helped me. I'm still waiting for a response from Rep Moore. A year and a half later.
We recognized the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the massive protests across Wisconsin against Scott Walker's wayward collective bargaining agreement. 2011 was the year of labor. During this past year we saw Wisconsinites bring -- what we called during the Civil Rights Movement -- the "street heat" to Madison to protest Governor Scott Walker and his efforts to ram through legislation that cut state employee benefits and stripped unions of their collective bargaining rights.
The rallies in Madison against the governor's attack on collective bargaining began during those brisk days ...
The U.S. congresswomen get off the bus and stand in the chilly shadows of the Kalandiya crossing point between the West Bank and Jerusalem.
It’s late morning, well past the rush hour when thousands of Palestinians congregate here, and only a few dozen Palestinians stand in line. To cross, the Palestinians go through a series of metal turnstiles and wait with their documents until they are called, one by one, to approach the Israeli soldiers sitting behind bullet-proof barriers.
One Palestinian man strikes up a conversation.
“I have American citizenship but I am not allowed to ...