Congressional Progressive Caucus
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is an association of members of the Democratic Party in the United States Congress who are affiliated with progressivism and represent the left wing of the party. Together with the more conservative Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition , which represents the political center of the party , it is one of the party's three official parliamentary alliances.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, founded in 1991, has a total of 99 members in the 116th Congress, 98 of them in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate . Mark Pocan and Pramila Jayapal are equal chairs of the 116th Congress caucus .
Political positions
In its basic program, the Congressional Progressive Caucus advocates economic justice, social security, civil rights, worker protection, the maintenance of world peace, environmental protection and against all forms of discrimination based on skin color, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation.
Current positions in the 116th Congress concern, among other things, demands for a liberal immigration policy, a reform of the education system to create equal opportunities, the end of the US military presence in Iraq and support for health reform .
Members (selection)
116th House of Representatives
Arizona
- Raùl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ-7, Phoenix)
Colorado
- Joe Neguse (CO-2, Boulder)
Connecticut
- Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)
District of Columbia
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (Member of the House but unable to vote)
Delaware
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE at-large)
Florida
- Darren Soto (FL-9, Orlando)
- Lois Frankel (FL-21, West Palm Beach)
- Frederica Wilson (FL-24, Miami)
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26, Miami)
Georgia
- Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
- John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)
Hawaii
- Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2, Honolulu)
Illinois
- Chuy Garcia (IL-4, Chicago)
- Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
- Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago)
Indiana
- André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)
Iowa
- Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Iowa City)
California
- Jared Huffman (CA-2, San Rafael)
- Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11, Concord)
- Barbara Lee (CA-13, Oakland)
- Ro Khanna (CA-17, Fremont)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA-19, San Jose)
- Jimmy Panetta (CA-20, Carmel Valley)
- Judy Chu (CA-27, El Monte)
- Brad Sherman (CA-30, Sherman Oaks)
- Grace Napolitano (CA-32, Norwalk)
- Ted Lieu (CA-33, Los Angeles)
- Jimmy Gomez (CA-34, Los Angeles)
- Karen Bass (CA-37, Baldwin Hills)
- Linda Sanchez (CA-38, Lakewood)
- Gil Cisneros (CA-39, Yorba Linda)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40, Los Angeles)
- Mark Takano (CA-41, Riverside)
- Maxine Waters (CA-43, Inglewood)
- Nanette Barragán (CA-44, San Pedro)
- Katie Porter (CA-45, Irvine)
- Alan Lowenthal (CA-47, Long Beach)
- Mike Levin (CA-49, San Juan Capistrano)
- Juan Vargas (CA-51, San Diego)
Kentucky
- John Yarmuth (KY-3, Louisville)
Maine
- Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)
Maryland
- Jamie Raskin (MD-8, Takoma Park)
Massachusetts
- Jim McGovern (MA-2, Worcester)
- Joe Kennedy III (MA-4, Brookline)
- Katherine Clark (MA-5, Melrose)
- Ayanna Pressley (MA-7, Dorchester)
- Lori Trahan (MA-3, Westford)
Michigan
- Dan Kildee (MI-5, Flint Township)
- Andy Levin (MI-9, Bloomfield Township)
- Debbie Dingell (MI-12, Dearborn)
- Rashida Tlaib (MI-13, Detroit)
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14, Southfield)
Minnesota
- Angie Craig (MN-2, Eagan)
- Ilhan Omar (MN-5, Minneapolis)
Mississippi
- Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton)
Missouri
- Lacy Clay (MO-1, St. Louis)
Nevada
- Steven Horsford (NV-4, Las Vegas)
New Jersey
- Donald Norcross (NJ-1, Camden)
- Andy Kim (NJ-3, Bordentown)
- Frank Pallone (NJ-6, Long Branch)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12, Trenton)
New Mexico
- Deb Haaland (NM-1, Albuquerque)
new York
- Grace Meng (NY-6, Queens)
- Nydia Velázquez (NY-7, Brooklyn)
- Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8, Brooklyn)
- Yvette Clarke (NY-9, Brooklyn)
- Jerrold Nadler (NY-10, Manhattan)
- Carolyn Maloney (NY-12, Manhattan)
- Adriano Espaillat (NY-13, Manhattan)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14, Bronx)
- José Serrano (NY-15, Bronx)
- Joe Morelle (NY-25, Rochester)
North Carolina
- Alma Adams (NC-12, Charlotte)
Ohio
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Cleveland)
Oregon
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1, Beaverton)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR-3, Portland)
- Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Springfield)
Pennsylvania
- Brendan Boyle (PA-2, Philadelphia)
- Dwight Evans (PA-3, Philadelphia)
- Madeleine Dean (PA-4, Abington Township)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5, Swarthmore)
- Matt Cartwright (PA-8, Scranton)
Rhode Island
- David Cicilline (RI-1, Providence)
Tennessee
- Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)
Texas
- Veronica Escobar (TX-16, El Paso)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18, Houston)
- Sylvia Garcia (TX-29, Houston)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)
- Lloyd Doggett (TX-35, Austin)
Vermont
- Peter Welch (VT at-Large)
Virginia
- Don Beyer (VA-8, Alexandria)
Washington
- Pramila Jayapal (WA-7, Seattle)
- Adam Smith (WA-9, Bellevue)
Wisconsin
- Mark Pocan (WI-2, Madison)
- Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)
116th Senate
- Bernie Sanders (Nonpartisan Senator for Vermont who has joined the Democratic Party)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Congressional Progressive Caucus: The Progressive Promise , accessed January 29, 2011.
- ^ Congressional Progressive Caucus: Official Positions , accessed January 29, 2011.
- ^ Congressional Progressive Caucus: Healthcare Reform , accessed January 29, 2011.