Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore has represented Wisconsin's fourth district since 2005. Prior to that, the 65-year-old was a state senator for more than a decade.
When she took office as a representative in 2005, she became the first black person to serve Congress from Wisconsin. In light of Trump's administration, Moore released an impassioned statement about Black History Month. "Since taking office, President Donald Trump and senior administration officials have made a series of peculiar, empty, and often tone-deaf comments about influential African Americans that left my constituents and I perplexed and frustrated," she said. "Such a unique brand of thoughtlessness is a call to action to continue our collective education about the African Americans who helped write our country's story."
