Congressional Progressive Caucus

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has more than 50 members and, according to a study conducted by Chris Bowers of MyDD blog, it is "the single largest caucus" in the U.S. House of Representatives and "by far the most loyal to core Democratic values." 

New Guidance
In her May 19, 2005, blogspot at The Nation, Katrina Vanden Heuvel wrote that, "At a time in which too many Dems have lost their way (read: spine), CPC members--from co-chairs Barbara Lee (CA) and Lynn Woolsey (CA) to outspoken figures like founder (and Senate hopeful) Bernie Sanders (VT), Dennis Kucinich (OH), Jan Schakowsky (IL), John Conyers (MI), Maurice Hinchey (NY) and Barney Frank (MA)--continue to fight for working Americans, stand against the war, and discuss honorable ways out of Iraq. This week, Lee and Woolsey took a significant step towards strengthening the CPC, hiring grassroots organizer, former AFL-CIO staffer, and Capitol Hill veteran Bill Goold as its first full-time staffer. 'There are a growing number of people who are getting involved with politics because they are drawn to the basic principles of fairness and justice that the Progressive Caucus has long represented in Congress,' said Lee. 'Adding a staff member of Bill's experience will allow the Progressive Caucus to more effectively continue our commitment to these principles.'"

Leadership
Source: Congressional Progressive Caucus website
 * Barbara Lee, Co-Chair
 * Lynn Woolsey, Co-Chair

Members
Source: Congressional Progressive Caucus website
 * 1) Barbara Lee, Co-Chair
 * 2) Lynn Woolsey, Co-Chair
 * 3) Neil Abercrombie
 * 4) Tammy Baldwin
 * 5) Xavier Becerra
 * 6) Madeleine Z. Bordallo
 * 7) Corrine Brown
 * 8) Sherrod Brown
 * 9) Michael Capuano
 * 10) Julia Carson
 * 11) Donna Christensen
 * 12) William "Lacy" Clay
 * 13) Emanuel Cleaver
 * 14) John Conyers
 * 15) Elijah Cummings
 * 16) Danny Davis
 * 17) Peter DeFazio
 * 18) Rosa DeLauro
 * 19) Lane Evans
 * 20) Sam Farr
 * 21) Chaka Fattah
 * 22) Bob Filner
 * 23) Barney Frank
 * 24) Raul Grijalva
 * 25) Luis Gutierrez
 * 26) Maurice Hinchey
 * 27) Jesse Jackson, Jr.
 * 28) Sheila Jackson-Lee
 * 29) Stephanie Tubbs Jones
 * 30) Marcy Kaptur
 * 31) Carolyn Kilpatrick
 * 32) Dennis Kucinich
 * 33) Tom Lantos
 * 34) Barbara Lee
 * 35) John Lewis
 * 36) Ed Markey
 * 37) Jim McDermott
 * 38) James McGovern
 * 39) Cynthia McKinney
 * 40) George Miller
 * 41) Gwen Moore
 * 42) Jerry Nadler
 * 43) Eleanor Holmes-Norton
 * 44) John Olver
 * 45) Major Owens
 * 46) Ed Pastor
 * 47) Donald Payne
 * 48) Charles Rangel
 * 49) Bobby Rush
 * 50) Bernie Sanders
 * 51) Jan Schakowsky
 * 52) Jose Serrano
 * 53) Louise Slaughter
 * 54) Hilda Solis
 * 55) Pete Stark
 * 56) Bennie Thompson
 * 57) John Tierney
 * 58) Tom Udall
 * 59) Nydia Velazquez
 * 60) Maxine Waters
 * 61) Diane Watson
 * 62) Mel Watt
 * 63) Henry Waxman
 * 64) Lynn Woolsey

Contact details
Website: http://www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org

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