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Teresa Saavedra Woorman (born 1991 or 1992) is an American politician who is the member-designate to the Maryland House of Delegates from the 16th district.

Woorman and her family immigrated to Montgomery County, Maryland, from Mexico when she was nine years old. She became a U.S. citizen while attending college, and worked for in the Maryland General Assembly for seven years after graduating, including as chief of staff and legislative director for several of its members. She is also a leader of the Maryland Young Democrats and the chair of Pro-Choice Maryland's board of directors. Woorman ran for delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, pledged to Pete Buttigieg, and was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention pledged to Joe Biden. She also served as the campaign manager for Marc Elrich's reelection campaign during the 2022 Montgomery County Executive election. Since 2023, Woorman has worked as a public information officer for the Montgomery County government.

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. 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. 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. The MCDCC voted 14–10 to nominate Woorman on July 11, 2024.