Teresa Saavedra Woorman, a Democratic delegate representing District 16 in the Maryland House of Delegates, is seeking reelection in the general election.

District 16 has three seats on the ballot, and voters may choose up to three candidates, according to BallotReady. Five candidates are certified. Democrats Marc Korman and Sarah Wolek, Republican Ann Guthrie Hingston and Bob White of the Working Class Party are also running.

Candidate information

  • Name: Teresa Saavedra Woorman
  • Party: Democratic
  • Office sought: Maryland House of Delegates, District 16
  • Born: Sept. 2, 1991, in Puebla, Mexico
  • Education: Associate of arts in international business, Montgomery College (2012); bachelor's in government and politics, University of Maryland (2015)
  • Awards: Dorothy Davidson Award, Montgomery County Young Democrats (2023); Emerging Leader Award, Latino Democratic Club of Montgomery County (2024)

Woorman attended Montgomery County public schools and Northwest High School in Germantown, according to the Maryland Manual On-Line.

Experience and public service

Woorman has served as delegate for District 16 since 2024, according to BallotReady. She holds the position of deputy majority whip in the House of Delegates.

She sits on the Health Committee, serving on the elder and long-term care, maternal, infant and child health, and public health and minority health disparities subcommittees, according to the Maryland Manual On-Line.

Before winning her seat, Woorman spent years in Annapolis as a legislative staffer. She was a policy fellow in the Maryland State Senate in 2015.

She served as chief of staff and legislative director for three delegates. They were Marice I. Morales of District 19 (2016 to 2018), Pamela E. Queen of District 14 (2019) and Emily K. Shetty of District 14 (2019). She also held that role for James W. Gilchrist of District 17 (2019 to 2021), according to the Maryland Manual On-Line.

Her campaign work includes managing Pete Foselman's 2018 Montgomery County Council bid in District 1. She also managed the 21st District Democratic Team (2018 to 2019) and Marc Elrich's county executive campaign (2021 to 2022). She served as deputy finance director for Brooke Lierman's Maryland campaign in 2021, according to the Maryland Manual On-Line.

Woorman has served as vice chair of the Legislative Review Committee of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus. She is a member of the Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus and the Maryland Collaborative to Improve Children's Oral Health through School-based Programs.

She chaired the board of directors of Pro-Choice Maryland (c)(3) from 2022 to 2024. She served as secretary of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee from 2022 to 2024, according to the Maryland Manual On-Line.

Woorman was a delegate to the Democratic Party National Convention in 2020 and 2024.

Endorsements

The following organizations have endorsed Woorman, according to BallotReady:

  • AFL-CIO
  • Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO
  • Maryland State Education Association
  • Progressive Maryland
  • Reproductive Justice Maryland

Candidate profile information is drawn from the Maryland Manual On-Line and BallotReady. The Potomac Beacon did not interview Woorman for this profile. Voters go to the polls Nov. 3.