Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Gwen Moore is a Democratic representative from Wisconsin’s 4th District, first elected to Congress in 2004 and sworn into the House in 2005. Her official biography records earlier service in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate and notes that she became the first African American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.
Moore serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. Her official committee page lists work on the Tax, Social Security, and Work and Welfare subcommittees and identifies her as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth.
This editorial layer records those source-backed roles and biography; individual votes, caucus membership and policy positions are not thermometer-rated by themselves.
Editorial research reviewed: August 20, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Wisconsin · District 4
- Party
- Democratic
- Birth date
- April 18, 1951
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-4572
- Office
- 2252 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4904
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Member, House Ways and Means Committee
- Member, Joint Economic Committee
- Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Ways and Means Committee — Tax; Social Security; Work and Welfare
- Joint Economic Committee
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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