Teresa Saavedra Woorman | |
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.jpg) Woorman in 2024 | |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the16th district | |
| Assumed office August 12, 2024 Serving with Sarah Wolek andMarc Korman | |
| Appointed by | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Sara N. Love |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1991-09-02)September 2, 1991 (age 34) |
| Citizenship | Mexico United States |
| Party | Democratic |
Teresa Saavedra Woorman (born September 2, 1991) is an American politician who is a member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the16th district.
Woorman was born inPuebla, Mexico on September 2, 1991.[1] Woorman and her family immigrated toMontgomery County, Maryland when she was nine years old.[2] After graduating fromNorthwest High School in 2009,[1] she attendedMontgomery College, where she earned anassociate's degree in international business in 2012, and theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, where she earned aBachelor of Arts degree in government and politics in 2015.[1] Woorman became a U.S. citizen while attending college.[2]
Woorman worked for theMaryland 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 of21st 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 the2020 Democratic National Convention, pledged toPete Buttigieg in the primary.[4] She attended the 2020 Democratic National Convention pledged toJoe Biden.[1] She was a delegate to the2024 Democratic National Convention pledged toKamala Harris.[5] During the2022 Maryland elections, she served as the campaign manager forMarc Elrich's reelection campaign[6] and as the deputy finance director forBrooke Lierman'sComptroller campaign.[1] Since 2023, Woorman has worked as a public information officer for the Montgomery County government.[3]
In April 2022, Woorman was selected to fill a vacancy on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. She was then elected to this position in July 2022, and became the party's secretary in December 2022.[3] In June 2024, following the appointment of state delegateSara N. Love to theMaryland Senate afterAriana 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.[7] The MCDCC voted 14–10 to nominate Woorman on July 11, 2024.[3] She was sworn in on August 12, 2024[8] and is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee.[1] In January 2026, Woorman was named as a deputy majority whip for the Maryland House of Delegates.[9]
During the 2025 legislative session, Woorman introduced a bill that would allow noncitizens to serve as a personal representative to their spouse's estate. The bill was introduced after María del Carmen Castellón Luna—whose husband, Miguel Luna, was killed in theFrancis Scott Key Bridge collapse—was blocked from serving as a representative to Miguel's estate.[10] The bill passed the House of Delegates, but died in the Senate Judicial Proceedings committee.[11]
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Woorman is married to her husband, Matthew, an opera singer, and they live inBethesda, Maryland.[12]
Woorman received national attention during the2024 Democratic National Convention, one week after being sworn in to the Maryland House of Delegates. The camera panned to Woorman duringOprah Winfrey's prime time speech, immediately after Winfrey's reference toJD Vance's remarks regarding "childless cat ladies." Many watching the convention live found this humorous, comparing the broadcast's camerawork to the comedic camera pans used onThe Wendy Williams Show, resulting in the momentgoing viral. Woorman responded to the moment graciously, confirming on social media that she currently has two cats (Snow White and Oscar), a dog (Gatsby), and no children.[12] A few weeks after the convention in September 2024, Winfrey sent Woorman a bouquet of "over 300" roses, a basket of cat toys, a litter vacuum, and a note that said, "Thank you for rising to this moment with grace and humor".[13]
Woorman is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Italian.[14]
The General Assembly member, who represents the Bethesda area, was attending the convention as a Maryland voting delegate for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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