New Democrat Coalition

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This article is about the caucus in the United States House of Representatives. For the ideological centrist faction of the Democratic Party in the United States, see New Democrats.

New Democrat Coalition
ChairSuzan DelBene (WA-01)
Founded1997; 25 years ago (1997)
IdeologySocial liberalism
Third Way[1]
Economic liberalism[2]
Political positionCenter[3][4][5] to
center-left[6][7]
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus
97 / 220
Seats in the House
97 / 435
Website
newdemocratcoalition.house.gov
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The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of Democrats, primarily centrists, who take a pro-business stance and a moderate-to-conservative approach to fiscal matters.

As of September 2022, the New Democrat Coalition is composed of 99 members, the second largest House Democrat ideological caucus (after Congressional Progressive Caucus).[8]

Overview[edit]

The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus within the House of Representatives[1] founded in 1997[9] by Representatives Cal Dooley, Jim Moran, and Tim Roemer.[10]

The Coalition supported the "Third Way" policies of then-President Bill Clinton.[1] The Coalition consists of moderate, centrist Democrats[2][11][12][13][14] and center-left Democrats.[2]

The group is known as fiscally moderate[15][16] and pro-business.[1][9] The New Democrat Coalition supports free trade and a high-tech sector; ideologically, it is positioned between the House Progressive Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition.[9]

The Coalition has been described as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.[17][18][19][20]

Electoral results[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Election year No. of overall seats won No. of Democratic seats ±
2000
74 / 435
74 / 212
 Steady
2002
73 / 435
73 / 205
 Decrease1
2004
74 / 435
74 / 202
 Increase1
2006
63 / 435
63 / 233
 Decrease11
2008
59 / 435
59 / 257
 Decrease4
2010
42 / 435
42 / 193
 Decrease17
2012
53 / 435
53 / 201
 Increase11
2014
46 / 435
46 / 188
 Decrease7
2016
61 / 435
61 / 194
 Increase15
2018
103 / 435
103 / 233
 Increase42
2020
94 / 435
94 / 222
 Decrease9

Chairs[edit]

Leadership[edit]

As of the 117th United States Congress, the Coalition's leaders are as follows:[21][22]

Membership[edit]

New Democrat Coalition in the 116th United States Congress

As of May of 2022, the New Democrat Coalition has 98 members. Those members include 97 U.S. Representatives and one non-voting delegate of the House of Representatives.

Alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

  • Jim Cooper (TN-5) Retiring at end of 117th Congress due to redistricting.

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

  • Ron Kind (WI-3) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.

Non-voting

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Stern, Sebastian Jones,Marcus. "The New Democrats: The Coalition Pharma and Wall Street Love". ProPublica.
  2. ^ a b c Brooks, David (September 17, 2020). "Opinion | No, the Democrats Haven't Gone Over the Edge" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ Hood, John (December 6, 2006). "Meet the New House Centrists". National Review.
  4. ^ Stanage, Niall (March 2, 2015). "Centrist Dems ready strike against Warren wing". The Hill.
  5. ^ "United House Democrats Return to Squabbling Ways". National Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Kim, Sueng Min (March 24, 2014). "House Democrats press for immigration vote". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Will the Congressional Progressive Caucus become the Freedom Caucus of the left?". MinnPost. December 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "New Democrat Coalition Celebrates Addition of New Member Pat Ryan". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Ruyle, Megan (February 26, 2013). "A new chairman at helm, New Dems seek more influence in this Congress". TheHill.
  10. ^ Heilbrunn, Jacob (November 17, 1997). "The New New Democrats" – via The New Republic.
  11. ^ "As Manchin balks at Dems' agenda, moderates have the most to lose". MSNBC.com.
  12. ^ "Democrats: Not giving up on spending bill". Arkansas Online. December 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Here's what to watch in Congress and national politics in 2022 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  14. ^ Mutnick, Ally. "Spanberger stranded as Virginia nears new congressional map". POLITICO.
  15. ^ Skelley, Geoffrey (December 20, 2018). "The House Will Have Just As Many Moderate Democrats As Progressives Next Year".
  16. ^ "The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate". NPR.org. November 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Kenneth S. Baer, ed. (2000). Reinventing Democrats: The Politics of Liberalism from Reagan to Clinton. University Press of Kansas.
  18. ^ Theodore F. Sheckels, ed. (2020). The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016. Rowman & Littlefield.
  19. ^ Blake, Aaron (April 29, 2012). "Why the Blue Dogs' decline was inevitable". Washington Post.
  20. ^ Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, ed. (2005). Official Congressional Directory. p. 277. ... New Democrat Coalition, a group of more than 75 centrist House Democrats committed to fiscal responsibility, improvements to education, and maintaining America's economic competitiveness; ...
  21. ^ "Leadership | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "New Democrat Coalition Announces Complete Leadership Team for 117th Congress | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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