Gwen Moore: “I thank Representative Sykes for that very enlightening presentation of the 13 women who have been elected to Congress…”

“I thank Representative Sykes for that very enlightening presentation of the 13 women who have been elected to Congress from the great State of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, we have spoken about most of the women that we have on this poster board here. We named this little session ``A Dozen Women and Then Some'' because, as you have heard this evening, there are many, many, many more women that we could have talked about but we could not squeeze it all into one hour. I would be remiss if I did not mention a couple of other women. Senator Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin. Senator Tammy Baldwin served in this body before she was elected to the State senate. She was the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected to Congress. Being her authentic self, not shying away from who she was, and still she was elected to the United States Senate, to the U.S. Congress. Before then, ladies and gentlemen, Tammy Baldwin served on the county board in Madison, Wisconsin, and before that she was appointed to the Common Council to fill an aldermanic vacancy because of someone's absence, and didn't have to face the voters because that is just how much they trusted Tammy Baldwin. Tammy Baldwin has a resume that is too long to share with you this evening, but let me tell you some of the things that I rejoice about.…”