There's a huge cost in being bipartisan, a tradition started by Newt Gingrich when he took over the House in 1994 and has continued forward, that you dare not vote against the Republican Party even if you're voting against your own initiatives and your own interests.

She became a prominent voice against mandatory ID security measures to enter the state capitol. Through the program Gwen Moore worked to establish the Cream City Community Development Credit Union to offer grants and loans to low-income residents to start businesses. She is also the second woman and the first African-American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.

S. Francis and part of West Allis. She is also the second woman and the first African-American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.