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Chair | Suzan DelBene (WA-01) |
Founded | 1997 |
Ideology | Social liberalism Third Way[1] Economic liberalism[2] |
Political position | Center[3][4][5] to center-left[6][7] |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 97 / 220
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Seats in the House | 97 / 435
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The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of centrist Democrats who take a pro-business stance and a moderate-to-conservative approach to fiscal matters.
As of February 2022, the New Democrat Coalition is composed of 95 members, the second largest House Democrat ideological caucus (after Congressional Progressive Caucus).
Overview
The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus within the House of Representatives[1] founded in 1997[8] by Representatives Cal Dooley, Jim Moran, and Tim Roemer.[9]
The Coalition supported the "Third Way" policies of then-President Bill Clinton.[1] The Coalition consists of moderate, centrist Democrats[2][10][11][12][13] and center-left Democrats.[2]
The group is known as fiscally moderate[14][15] and pro-business.[1][8] 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.[8]
The Coalition has been described as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.[16][17][18][19]
Electoral results
House of Representatives
Election year | No. of overall seats won | No. of Democratic seats | ± |
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2000 | 74 / 435
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74 / 212
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2002 | 73 / 435
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73 / 205
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2004 | 74 / 435
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74 / 202
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2006 | 63 / 435
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63 / 233
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2008 | 59 / 435
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59 / 257
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2010 | 42 / 435
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42 / 193
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2012 | 53 / 435
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53 / 201
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2014 | 46 / 435
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46 / 188
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2016 | 61 / 435
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61 / 194
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2018 | 103 / 435
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103 / 233
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2020 | 94 / 435
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94 / 222
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Chairs
- 1997–2001: Cal Dooley (CA-20), Jim Moran (VA-8), Tim Roemer (IN-3)
- 2001–2005: Jim Davis (FL-11), Ron Kind (WI-3), Adam Smith (WA-9)
- 2005–2009: Ellen Tauscher (CA-10)
- 2009–2013: Joe Crowley (NY-7)
- 2013–2017: Ron Kind (WI-3)
- 2017–2019: Jim Himes (CT-4)
- 2019–2021: Derek Kilmer (WA-6)
- 2021–present: Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
Leadership
As of the 117th United States Congress, the Coalition's leaders are as follows:[20][21]
- Chair: Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
- Vice Chair for Outreach: Ami Bera (CA-07)
- Vice Chair for Member Services: Sharice Davids (KS-03)
- Vice Chair for Communications: Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02)
- Vice Chair for Policy: Scott Peters (CA-52)
- At-Large Leadership Member: Stacey Plaskett (VI)
- Whip: Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
- Freshman Leadership Representative: Kathy Manning (NC-06)
- At-Large Leadership Member: Brad Schneider (IL-10)
- Chair Emeritus: Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
Membership
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.
- Terri Sewell (AL-7)
- Tom O'Halleran (AZ-1)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-2)
- Greg Stanton (AZ-9)
- Ami Bera (CA-7) – Vice Chair for Outreach
- Josh Harder (CA-10)
- Jim Costa (CA-16)
- Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
- Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
- Julia Brownley (CA-26)
- Adam Schiff (CA-28)
- Tony Cárdenas (CA-29)
- Pete Aguilar (CA-31), Whip
- Norma Torres (CA-35)
- Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
- Lou Correa (CA-46)
- Juan Vargas (CA-51)
- Scott H. Peters (CA-52) – Vice Chair for Policy
- Sara Jacobs (CA-53)
- Jason Crow (CO-6)
- Ed Perlmutter (CO-7)
- Jim Himes (CT-4)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL)
- Al Lawson (FL-5)
- Stephanie Murphy (FL-7)
- Darren Soto (FL-9)
- Val Demings (FL-10)
- Charlie Crist (FL-13)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
- Nikema Williams (GA-5)
- Lucy McBath (GA-6)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-7)
- David Scott (GA-13)
- Ed Case (HI-1)
- Mike Quigley (IL-05)
- Sean Casten (IL-06)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)
- Brad Schneider (IL-10) – At-Large Leadership Member
- Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
- Bill Foster (IL-11)
- André Carson (IN-7)
- Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1)
- Cindy Axne (IA-3)
- Sharice Davids (KS-3) – Vice Chair for Member Services
- Troy Carter (LA-2)
- Anthony G. Brown (MD-4)
- David Trone (MD-6)
- Lori Trahan (MA-3)
- Seth Moulton (MA-6)
- Bill Keating (MA-9)
- Elissa Slotkin (MI-8)
- Haley Stevens (MI-11)
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
- Angie Craig (MN-2)
- Dean Phillips (MN-3)
- Susie Lee (NV-3)
- Steven Horsford (NV-4)
- Chris Pappas (NH-1)
- Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2) – Vice Chair for Communications
- Donald Norcross (NJ-1)
- Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)
- Tom Malinowski (NJ-7)
- Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11)
- Tom Suozzi (NY-3)
- Kathleen Rice (NY-4)
- Gregory Meeks (NY-5)
- Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
- Joe Morelle (NY-25)
- Deborah K. Ross (NC-2)
- Kathy Manning (NC-6) – Freshman Leadership Representative
- Shontel Brown (OH-11)
- Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
- Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
- Madeleine Dean (PA-4)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5)
- Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6) – Whip
- Susan Wild (PA-7)
- Jim Cooper (TN-5)
- Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7)
- Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)
- Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
- Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
- Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
- Colin Allred (TX-32)
- Marc Veasey (TX-33)
- Elaine Luria (VA-2)
- Donald McEachin (VA-4)
- Abigail Spanberger (VA-7)
- Don Beyer (VA-08)
- Jennifer Wexton (VA-10)
- Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
- Suzan DelBene (WA-01) – Chair
- Rick Larsen (WA-2)
- Derek Kilmer (WA-06) – Chair Emeritus
- Kim Schrier (WA-8)
- Adam Smith (WA-9)
- Marilyn Strickland (WA-10)
- Ron Kind (WI-3)
Non-voting
- Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL) – At-Large Leadership Member
See also
- Blue Dog Coalition
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Democratic Leadership Council
- New Democrats
- Republican Main Street Partnership
- Tuesday Group
- Third Way (United States)
References
- ^ a b c d Stern, Sebastian Jones,Marcus. "The New Democrats: The Coalition Pharma and Wall Street Love". ProPublica.
- ^ a b c Brooks, David (September 17, 2020). "Opinion | No, the Democrats Haven't Gone Over the Edge" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Hood, John (December 6, 2006). "Meet the New House Centrists". National Review.
- ^ Stanage, Niall (March 2, 2015). "Centrist Dems ready strike against Warren wing". The Hill.
- ^ "United House Democrats Return to Squabbling Ways". National Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Sueng Min (March 24, 2014). "House Democrats press for immigration vote". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "Will the Congressional Progressive Caucus become the Freedom Caucus of the left?". MinnPost. December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c Ruyle, Megan (February 26, 2013). "A new chairman at helm, New Dems seek more influence in this Congress". TheHill.
- ^ Heilbrunn, Jacob (November 17, 1997). "The New New Democrats" – via The New Republic.
- ^ "As Manchin balks at Dems' agenda, moderates have the most to lose". MSNBC.com.
- ^ "Democrats: Not giving up on spending bill". Arkansas Online. December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Here's what to watch in Congress and national politics in 2022 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ Mutnick, Ally. "Spanberger stranded as Virginia nears new congressional map". POLITICO.
- ^ Skelley, Geoffrey (December 20, 2018). "The House Will Have Just As Many Moderate Democrats As Progressives Next Year".
- ^ "The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate". NPR.org. November 19, 2021.
- ^ Kenneth S. Baer, ed. (2000). Reinventing Democrats: The Politics of Liberalism from Reagan to Clinton. University Press of Kansas.
- ^ Theodore F. Sheckels, ed. (2020). The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016. Rowman & Littlefield.
- ^ 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; ...
- ^ "Leadership | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "New Democrat Coalition Announces Complete Leadership Team for 117th Congress | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
External links
- New Democrat Coalition
- DLC: New Democrats Form House Coalition (March 11, 1997)
