RAYMOND, Wis. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore endorsed Mitchell Berman, the union member and ER nurse running in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Moore represents Wisconsin’s Fourth Congressional District, which includes the city of Milwaukee and several Milwaukee County suburbs, and borders the First Congressional District. 

“Mitchell Berman is exactly who we need more of in Congress: someone who grew up working class, has spent his career caring for people at the bedside, understands what working families face, and will fight every day for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District,” said Representative Moore. “I was born in Racine and I know what it means to grow up in a working class family. I’ve spent my career fighting for Wisconsin families, and I know what it takes to win tough races and deliver results in Washington. I believe Mitchell Berman is the leader who can do both.”

“I am honored to have Congresswoman Moore’s support,” said Mitchell Berman. “She’s been a champion for Wisconsin families in Washington, and she is someone I admire deeply. Her tireless advocacy for her district is a model I hope to follow as a representative for the First Congressional District — and I look forward to working alongside her to lower costs for families, improve healthcare, and crack down on government corruption.”

Berman, a Veterans Affairs emergency room nurse from Raymond in rural Racine County, is a union nurse and has been a union member at every organized facility where he has worked. He is running to unseat four-term incumbent Bryan Steil, who has backed Medicaid cuts, opposed extending ACA subsidies, and sided with corporate special interests over working families at every opportunity.

Born and raised in a one-stoplight town in rural Wisconsin, Mitchell Berman learned the values of community, integrity, and hard work from his parents. He was the first in his family to graduate college, working three jobs and taking out student loans to earn his degree. Determined to build a life through grit and perseverance, not privilege, he started working at age 12 and became a union member while in college. Berman is an emergency room nurse who has served veterans at the VA for more than a decade. A devoted husband and father, he’s running for Congress to put people over politics, and to fight for Wisconsin families.


The First Congressional District is one of the most competitive in the country, and has been named a “District in Play” by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The district encompasses Janesville, Kenosha, Racine, Beloit, Elkhorn, Whitewater, and the Milwaukee suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, and South Milwaukee. In 2024, Donald Trump carried the swing district narrowly with just 51 percent of the vote. In both the 2023 and 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, Justices Janet Protasiewicz and Susan Crawford won the district handily by 6- and 6.5-point margins, respectively, and Justice-Elect Chris Taylor carried the district by ~20 points in April 2026. The primary election will take place on August 11, 2026, with the general election on November 3rd. Learn more at BermanForCongress.com.