Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus | |
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| Democratic Co-Chair | Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) |
| Republican Co-Chair | Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) |
| Political position | Bipartisan |
| Colors | None Official (Gray Unofficial) |
| Seats in the House | 178 / 435
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The Congressional Arts Caucus is a registered Congressional Member Organization for the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress.[1]
History
The Congressional Arts Caucus was created in the 1980s as a way for the various members of Congress interested in the arts to be able to influence art legislation and to promote the National Endowment for the Arts.[2][3]
Members
As of the 115th Congress, the Congressional Arts Caucus has 160 members (126 Democrats, and 34 Republicans). The members are listed by state:[4]
- Terri Sewell (AL-07)
- Raul Grijalva (AZ-3)
- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9)
- French Hill (AR-2)
- Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
- Susan Davis (CA-53)
- Anna Eshoo (CA-18)
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA-50)
- Barbara Lee (CA-13)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
- Doris Matsui (CA-6)
- Tom McClintock (CA-4)
- Grace Napolitano (CA-32)
- Scott Peters (CA-52)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40)
- Linda Sanchez (CA-38)
- Adam Schiff (CA-28)
- Brad Sherman (CA-30)
- Mark Takano (CA-41)
- Mike Thompson (CA-5)
- Julia Brownley (CA-26)
- Jackie Speier (CA-14)
- Jared Huffman (CA-2)
- Ted Lieu (CA-33)
- Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
- Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
- Mike Coffman (CO-6)
- Diana DeGette (CO-1)
- Jared Polis (CO-2)
- Joe Courtney (CT-2)
- Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
- Elizabeth Esty (CT-5)
- Jim Himes (CT-4)
- John Larson (CT-1)
- Eleanor Norton (DC)
- Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
- Kathy Castor (FL-14)
- Ted Deutch (FL-21)
- Lois Frankel (FL-22)
- Alcee Hastings (FL-20)
- Bill Posey (FL-8)
- Tom Rooney (FL-17)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
- Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
- Hank Johnson (GA-4)
- John Lewis (GA-5)
- Michael Simpson (ID-2)
- Danny Davis (Il-7)
- Luis Gutierrez (IL-4)
- Dan Lipinski (Il-3)
- Mike Quigley (Il-5)
- Janice Schakowsky (Il-9)
- Bill Foster (Il-11)
- André Carson (IN-7)
- Pete Visclosky (IN-1)
- Dave Loebsack (IA-2)
- Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)
- Brett Guthrie (KY-2)
- John Yarmuth (KY-3)
- John Fleming (LA-4)
- Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
- Elijah Cummings (MD-7)
- John Sarbanes (MD-3)
- John Delaney (MD-6)
- Michael Capuano (MA-7)
- William Keating (MA-9)
- Stephen Lynch (MA-8)
- James McGovern (MA-2)
- Richard Neal (MA-1)
- Niki Tsongas (MA-3)
- Seth Moulton (MA-06)
- John Conyers (MI-13)
- Sander Levin (MI-9)
- Fred Upton (MI-6)
- Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
- Keith Ellison (MN-5)
- Betty McCollum (MN-4)
- Rick Nolan (MN-8)
- Erik Paulsen (MN-3)
- Collin Peterson (MN-7)
- Tim Walz (MN-1)
- Gregg Harper (MS-3)
- William Lacy Clay (MO-1)
- Billy Long (MO-7)
- Dina Titus (NV-1)
- Ann Kuster (NH-2)
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)
- Leonard Lance (NJ-7)- Republican Co-Chair
- Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
- Frank Pallone (NJ-6)
- Bill Pascrell (NJ-9)
- Donald Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
- Albio Sires (NJ-8)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
- Donald Norcross (NJ-1)
- Ben Ray Luján (NM-3)
- Yvette Clark (NY-9)
- Eliot Engel (NY-16)
- Brian Higgins (NY-26)
- Nita Lowey (NY-17)
- Carolyn Maloney (NY-12)
- Jerrold Nadler (NY-10)
- Jose Serrano (NY-15)
- Sean Maloney (NY-18)
- Paul Tonko (NY-20)
- Nydia Velázquez (NY-7)
- David Price (NC-4)
- Alma Adams (NC-1)
- Gregorio Sablan (NMI- At large)
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
- Tim Ryan (OH-13)
- Steve Stivers (OH-15)
- Bill Johnson (OH-6)
- Earl Blumenaur (OR-3)
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1)
- Peter Defazio (OR-4)
- Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
- Robert Brady (PA-1)
- Charles Dent (PA-15)
- Michael Doyle (PA-14)
- Tim Murphy (PA-18)
- Glenn Thompson (PA-5)
- David Cicilline (RI-1)
- James Langevin (RI-2)
- James Clyburn (SC-6)
- Joe Wilson (SC-2)
- Kristi Noem (SD-At large)
- Steve Cohen (TN-9)
- Jim Cooper (TN-5)
- Phil Roe (TN-1)
- Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
- Kay Granger (TX-12)
- Al Green (TX-9)
- Gene Green (TX-29)
- Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
- Pete Olson (TX-22)
- Beto O'Rourke (TX-16)
- Lamar Smith (TX-21)
- Marc Veasey (TX-33)
- Ruben Gallego (TX-7)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT-3)
- Peter Welch (VT-At large)
- Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
- Robert Scott (VA-3)
- Barbara Comstock (VA-10)
- Don Beyer (VA-8)
- Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
- Derek Kilmer (WA-6)
- Rick Larsen (WA-2)
- Dave Reichert (WA-8)
- Adam Smith (WA-9)
- Denny Heck (WA-10)
- David McKinley (WV-1)
- Evan Jenkins (WV-3)
- Ron Kind (WI-3)
- Mark Pocan (WI-2)
Former members
- Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1)- Retired from the House in 2016.
- Lois Capps (CA-24)- Chose not to run for reelection in 2016.[5]
- Sam Farr (CA-20)
- Mike Honda (CA-17) - Lost re-nomination for 2016 general election.
- Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) - Retired to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Corrine Brown (FL-5)
- Patrick Murphy (FL-18) - Retired to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Alan Grayson (FL-9) - Retired to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27)
- Robert Dold (Il-10)
- Donna Edwards (MD-4)
- Chris Van Hollen (MD-8)
- Brad Ashford (NE-2) Lost reelection in 2016.
- Charles Rangel (NY-13)
- Louise Slaughter (NY-25)- (Democratic co-chair) Died on March 16, 2018.
- Steve Israel (NY-3)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
- Pedro Pierluisi (PR-At large)
- Betty Sutton (OH-13)
- Jim McDermott (WA-7)
- Reid Ribble (WI-8)
- Cynthia Lummis (WY- At large)
Last updated: March 23, 2018
References
- ^ "Congressional Arts Caucus" (PDF). Congressional Arts Caucus. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/about-me
- ^ https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/about-me/history-accomplishments
- ^ "Caucus Membership". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Representative Lois Capps Announces Retirement". New York Times. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2017.