• MOORE, GWEN S
Experience: House: District 4, 2005-Present
Home State: Wisconsin
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $748,779Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Gwendolynne 'Gwen' S. Moore
    Gender:Female
    Family:Wife: 3 Children: Jessalynne, Ade, Sowande
    Birth Date: 04/18/1951
    Birth Place: Racine, WI
    Home City: Milwaukee, WI

Education

    BA, Political Science, Marquette University, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present
    Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, 1993-2004
    Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1989-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member
    Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus, 2011-present
    Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Former Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
    Member, SAVE Commission
    Former Volunteer, Volunteers In Service To America
    Member, Working Group on Welfare Reform
    Vice Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus, 2009-2011

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

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Marquette University
    Member, Milwaukee Forum
    United States Delegate, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe' Parliamentary Assembly
    Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Host Committee, 1995
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 93
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/14/2007 H.R.3978 Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007 11/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
10/12/2007 H.Res.649 Commemorating the second annual "Milwaukee Brides Walk" and recognizing all brides marches in protest of domestic violence. 10/12/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/03/2007 H.R.3599 Creating Access to Rides Act 10/03/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.  (All Actions)
05/24/2007 H.R.2532 Minority-Owned Venture Empowerment Act of 2007 05/24/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
04/23/2007 H.R.1993 Counterterrorism Financing Coordination Act 04/23/2007 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
03/27/2007 H.R.1719 Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2007 03/27/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
09/21/2006 H.R.6153 Counter Terrorism Financing Coordination Act 09/21/2006 Referred to House International Relations  (All Actions)
09/14/2006 H.Res.1012 Celebrating the first Milwaukee Mujeres Against Domestic Violence Brides Walk and recognizing all brides walks in protest of domestic violence. 09/14/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/20/2006 H.Res.867 Honoring the life and accomplishments of James Cameron. 06/20/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/13/2005 H.R.2695 SHIELD Act 12/13/2005 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 186.  (All Actions)
11/10/2005 H.R.4303 Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005 11/10/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
07/01/2005 H.R.3018 Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2005 07/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.  (All Actions)
05/18/2005 H.R.2349 Creating Access to Rides Act 05/18/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 3068
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2890 To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit captive insurance companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior to September 12, 2014, to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank, and for other purposes.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/19/2017 H.R.2236 Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2512 To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and provides new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license.
05/18/2017 H.Res.218 Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2482 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2472 Disability Integration Act of 2017
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