New Democrat Coalition
The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of centrist Democrats who support policies that it describes as "pro-economic growth," "pro-innovation," and "fiscally responsible."[7] The caucus has sometimes been considered socially liberal and fiscally conservative.[8][9][10][11]
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| 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) |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Ideology | Third Way[1] |
| Political position | Center[2][3][4] to center-left[5][6] |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | Alliance of Democrats (until 2012) |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 97 / 220
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| Seats in the House | 97 / 435
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As of the 117th Congress, the New Democrat Coalition had 97 members (96 Representatives and one non-voting member), making it the third largest ideological caucus in the Democratic Party (behind the Labor Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus) and the fourth largest ideological caucus overall (after the Republican Study Committee).
Overview
The New Democrat Coalition was founded in 1997 by Representatives Cal Dooley (CA), Jim Moran (VA), and Tim Roemer (IN) as a congressional affiliate of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.[12]
As of 2020, the caucus's issue priorities include addressing climate change, making college more affordable, bipartisanship on deficits and debt, lowering healthcare costs, passing comprehensive immigration reform, modernizing the nation's infrastructure, ensuring access to affordable housing, promoting innovation, and enacting tax reform for the middle class.[13]
In the 117th Congress, the New Democrat Coalition hosted seven task forces: Climate Change, Health Care, Immigration, Infrastructure, Future of Work and Capitalism, Rural Reinvestment, and Trade.[14]
Electoral results
House of Representatives
| Election year | No. of overall seats won | No. of Democratic seats | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 / 435 |
74 / 212 |
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| 2002 | 73 / 435 |
73 / 205 |
−1 |
| 2004 | 74 / 435 |
74 / 202 |
+1 |
| 2006 | 63 / 435 |
63 / 233 |
−11 |
| 2008 | 59 / 435 |
59 / 257 |
−4 |
| 2010 | 42 / 435 |
42 / 193 |
−17 |
| 2012 | 53 / 435 |
53 / 201 |
+11 |
| 2014 | 46 / 435 |
46 / 188 |
−7 |
| 2016 | 61 / 435 |
61 / 194 |
+15 |
| 2018 | 103 / 435 |
103 / 233 |
+42 |
| 2020 | 94 / 435 |
94 / 222 |
−9 |
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
The current leadership (as per the 117th United States Congress): [15][16]
- 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
New Democrat Coalition in the 116th United States Congress
In the 117th Congress, 94 Representatives and 1 non-voting delegate of the House of Representatives currently belong to the New Democrat Coalition:[17][18]
Alabama
- 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)
- 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)
- Cindy Axne (IA-3)
- Sharice Davids (KS-3) – Vice Chair for Member Services
- 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
- Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
- Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
- Madeleine Dean (PA-4)
- 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
Former Senate New Democrat Coalition
The following Senators previously belonged to the defunct Senate New Democrat Coalition, founded in 2000.[19][20][21]
- Dianne Feinstein (CA, by 2001)
- Tom Carper (DE, by 2001)
- Bill Nelson (FL, by 2001; defeated in 2018)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI, by 2001)
- Maria Cantwell (WA, by 2001)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR, founder; defeated in 2010)
- Evan Bayh (IN, founder; retired in 2011)
- Hillary Clinton (NY, from 2001; resigned in 2009 to become Secretary of State)[22]
- Bob Graham (FL, founder; retired in 2003)
- Max Cleland (GA, from 2000; defeated in 2002)
- Zell Miller (GA, from 2001; retired in 2004)
- John Breaux (LA, from 2000; retired in 2004)
- Jean Carnahan (MO, from 2001; defeated in 2002)
- John Edwards (NC, from 2000; retired in 2004)
- Bob Kerrey (NE, from 2000; retired in 2000)
- Richard Bryan (NV, from 2000; retired in 2000)
- Chuck Robb (VA, from 2000; defeated in 2000)
- Jon Corzine (NJ, from 2004; retired in 2005)
- John Kerry (MA, from 2000; resigned in 2013 to become Secretary of State)
- Tim Johnson (SD; retired in 2014)
- Mary Landrieu (LA; defeated in 2014)
See also
References
- "What Third Way?". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- "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.
- https://www.minnpost.com/national/2018/12/will-the-congressional-progressive-caucus-become-the-freedom-caucus-of-the-left/
- "About Us". New Democrat Coalition. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- 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; ...
- "New Democrat Coalition: More than One Fourth of the Democratic Caucus".
- "Issues". New Democrat Coalition. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- "About Us". New Democrat Coalition. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- "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.
- "Leadership | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- "Members". New Democrat Coalition. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Senate New Democrat Coalition Members". Archived from the original on March 13, 2002.
- "Senate New Democrat Coalition Members" (July 2001).
- "Senate New Democrat Coalition Members" (August 2002).
- Harwood, John (July 16, 2001). "Democratic Centrists Declare Cease-Fire with Liberals to Establish United Front". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
External links
- Congressional New Democrats homepage
- New Democrat Coalition Political Action Committee homepage
- DLC New Democrat Coalition page
- DLC: New Democrats Form House Coalition (March 11, 1997)
- NDC: New Democrat Coalition Adds 10 Freshmen Members To Its Ranks (January 31, 2003)
- House New Democrat Coalition Announces New Leaders, Membership for 109th (February 9, 2005)
- NDC government page
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