Teresa Saavedra Woorman

Teresa Saavedra Woorman
Woorman in 2021
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 16th district
Assumed office
August 12, 2024
Serving with Sarah Wolek and Marc Korman
Appointed byWes Moore
Preceded bySara N. Love
Personal details
Born (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 32)
Puebla, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
United States
Political partyDemocratic

Teresa Saavedra Woorman (born September 2, 1991) is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 16th district.

Early life and education

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Woorman was born in Puebla, Mexico on September 2, 1991.[1] She and her family immigrated to Montgomery County, Maryland when she was nine years old.[2] After graduating from Northwest High School in 2009,[1] she attended Montgomery College, where she earned an associate's degree in international business in 2012, and the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and politics in 2015.[1] Woorman became a U.S. citizen while attending college.[2]

Political career

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Woorman worked for the Maryland General Assembly for seven years after graduating,[2] including as chief of staff and legislative director for several of its members from 2016 to 2021[3][1] and as the campaign manager of 21st district incumbents in 2018. She was also the executive vice president of Maryland Young Democrats from 2023 to 2024, and the chair of Pro-Choice Maryland's board of directors from 2022 to 2024.[1] Woorman ran for delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Pete Buttigieg,[4] and was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention pledged to Kamala Harris.[3] During the 2022 Maryland elections, she served as the campaign manager for Marc Elrich's reelection campaign[5] and as the deputy finance director for Brooke Lierman's Comptroller campaign.[1] Since 2023, Woorman has worked as a public information officer for the Montgomery County government.[3]

Maryland House of Delegates

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In April 2022, Woorman was selected to fill a vacancy on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. She was reelected to this position in July 2022, and became the party's secretary in December 2022.[3] In June 2024, following the appointment of state delegate Sara N. Love to the Maryland Senate after Ariana Kelly's resignation, Woorman applied to serve the remainder of Love's term in the Maryland House of Delegates.[2] During interviews with the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), she told party members that she would prioritize housing affordability, ethics reforms, and health equity bills in the legislature.[6] The MCDCC voted 14–10 to nominate Woorman on July 11, 2024.[3] She was sworn in on August 12, 2024[7] and is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee.[1]

Personal life

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Woorman is married.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Teresa S. Woorman, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Kurtz, Josh (July 3, 2024). "Applicants for District 16 House vacancy offer different skill sets". Maryland Matters. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bixby, Ginny (July 12, 2024). "County Democratic Central Committee taps own secretary to fill General Assembly delegate vacancy". MoCo360. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Delegates to the Democratic National Convention". MoCo360. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Bohnel, Steve (August 12, 2022). "More than 100 provisional ballots still need to be reviewed, elections official says". MoCo360. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Kurtz, Josh (July 12, 2024). "Montgomery County Democratic Committee picks Woorman for District 16 vacancy". Maryland Matters. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Sears, Bryan P.; Kurtz, Josh (August 6, 2024). "Two vacancies in House of Delegates closer to being filled". Maryland Matters. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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