House Centrist Coalition

The bipartisan House Centrist Coalition, a legislative service organization comprised of a "group of five moderate Republicans and five moderate Democrats" in the U.S. House of Representatives, was formed late in 2000 under the leadership of Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.). Founding Coalition co-chairs were Rep. Amo Houghton (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.). 

Members of the Coalition 109th Congress

 * Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
 * James Davis (D-FL) [Jim Davis]
 * Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN)
 * Nancy Lee Johnson (R-CT)

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