Gwen Moore

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 for the 115th United States Congress. 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.

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

Gwen Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 4th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byJerry Kleczka
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 4, 1993 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byBarbara Ulichny
Succeeded byLena Taylor
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 7th district
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1993
Preceded byDismas Becker
Succeeded byPeter Bock
Personal details
Born
Gwendolynne Sophia Moore

(1951-04-18) April 18, 1951
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3, including Supreme
EducationMarquette University (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

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

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