[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 8 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E96]
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 HONORING STATE SENATOR GWENDOLYNNE MOORE, 1995 WISCONSIN NOW FEMINIST 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 13, 1995
  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a Milwaukee woman 
I have certainly grown to admire and respect over the years, State 
Senator Gwendolynne S. Moore.
  In 1992, Senator Moore became the first African-American woman 
elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. Prior to her election to the 
Senate, she served two successful terms in the Wisconsin Assembly, 
representing a district on the north side of the city of Milwaukee.
  Gwen Moore's deep commitment to her community began long before she 
won elective office, however. Active in housing issues, Gwen has worked 
for the city of Milwaukee as a neighborhood development specialist and 
as a housing officer for the State of Wisconsin Housing and Economic 
Development Authority [WHEDA]. She continued her fight for safe and 
affordable housing as a State representative and a member of WHEDA's 
Board of Directors, where she was instrumental in the development of 
the ``Heart of Milwaukee,'' an award-winning campaign to increase home 
ownership in my hometown.
  Over the years, Senator Moore has been a tireless crusader for the 
rights of poor women and children. And, as an elected official, she has 
included money in the State budget for a Milwaukee hospital which 
serves the uninsured and she has authored drug abatement legislation.
  For all of the reasons given here and for the many ways she has 
personally touched the lives of her constituents, and in light of her 
seemingly endless potential to continue to be a leader in Milwaukee, in 
Wisconsin, and on a national level, I am pleased to congratulate State 
Senator Gwen Moore on being named the Wisconsin National Organization 
for Women [NOW] 1995 Feminist of the Year.


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