The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) the single largest caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance progressive issues and causes. Most of the members are Democrats. Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only Independent in the House, is also a member. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Political Progressivism or simply Progressivism is an ideology and political philosophy whose adherents promote policies that they believe would reform a countrys government, economy, or society. ... The Democratic Party, which traces its heritage back to 1792, is the longest-standing political party in the world (unless one considers the British Conservative Party to be an extension of the much older Tories). ... Bernie Sanders at a press conference on the cost of fuel. ...

Officers

• Barbara Lee, Co-Chair
• Lynn Woolsey, Co-Chair

Barbara Lee Barbara Lee (born July 16, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 9th District of California (map). ... Rep. ...

Directors

• Bill Goold, Executive Director

Members

• Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii)
• Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
• Xavier Becerra (California)
• Madeleine Bordallo (Guam)
• Corrine Brown (Florida)
• Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
• Michael Capuano (Massachusetts)
• Julia Carson (Indiana)
• Donna Christian-Christensen (Virgin Islands)
• William Lacy Clay, Jr. (Missouri)
• John Conyers (Michigan)
• Danny Davis (Illinois)
• Peter DeFazio (Oregon)
• Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)
• Lane Evans (Illinois)
• Eni Faleomavaega (American Samoa)
• Sam Farr (California)
• Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania)
• Bob Filner (California)
• Barney Frank (Massachusetts)
• Raul Grijalva (Arizona)
• Luis Gutierrez (Illinois)
• Maurice Hinchey (New York)
• Jesse Jackson, Jr. (Illinois)
• Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas)
• Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio)
• Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)
• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (Michigan)
• Dennis Kucinich (Ohio)
• Tom Lantos (California)
• John Lewis (Georgia)
• Ed Markey (Massachusetts)
• Jim McDermott (Washington)
• James P. McGovern (Massachusetts)
• Cynthia McKinney (Georgia)
• George Miller (California)
• Gwen Moore (Wisconsin)
• Jerry Nadler (New York)
• Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
• John Olver (Massachusetts)
• Major Owens (New York)
• Ed Pastor (Arizona)
• Donald Payne (New Jersey)
• Bobby Rush (Illinois)
• Bernie Sanders (Vermont)
• Jan Schakowsky (Illinois)
• Jose Serrano (New York)
• Louise Slaughter (New York)
• Hilda Solis (California)
• Pete Stark (California)
• Bennie Thompson (Mississippi)
• John F. Tierney (Massachusetts)
• Tom Udall (New Mexico)
• Nydia Velazquez (New York)
• Maxine Waters (California)
• Diane Watson (California)
• Mel Watt (North Carolina)
• Henry Waxman (California)

Neil Abercrombie currently serves the First Congressional district of Hawaii. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Official languages Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 41. ... Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962), American politician, is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Second Congressional District of Wisconsin (map). ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... Xavier Becerra Xavier Becerra (born January 26, 1958), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 31st District of California (map), which is based in Hollywood. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Bordallo (born May 31, 1933) is the Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives. ... Corrine Brown Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 3rd District of Florida, in the North-Central part of the state. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ... Sherrod Brown Sherrod Brown (born November 9, 1952), of Lorain, Ohio is an American politician who serves as a U.S. representative from the Democratic party, representing the 13th congressional district of Ohio (map). ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ... Michael Everett Capuano (born January 9, 1952), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 8th District of Massachusetts (map). ... State nickname: Bay State Official languages English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 44th 27,360 km² 25. ... Julia May Carson Julia May Carson (born July 8, 1938 as Julia May Porter), is an American politician. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Official languages English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 1. ... Donna Christian-Christensen Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is the non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives. ... William Lacy Clay, Jr. ... State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ... John Conyers John Conyers, Jr. ... State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 41. ... Several people have been named Danny Davis: Danny K. Davis is a U.S. Congressman from Illinois Danny Davis (wrestler) is the professional wrestler who trained Brock Lesnar Danny Davis (country musician) won a 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 4. ... Congressman Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing that states fourth congressional district (map) in Eugene. ... State nickname: Beaver State Official languages None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Senators Ron Wyden (D) Gordon Smith (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 2. ... Rosa DeLauro Rosa L. DeLauro (born March 2, 1943), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 3rd District of Connecticut (map). ... State nickname: The Constitution State Official languages English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 12. ... Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (born August 4, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 17th District of Illinois (map). ... Eni Faauaa Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr. ... Sam Farr Sam Farr (born July 4, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 17th District of California (map). ... Chaka Fattah (born November 21, 1956) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... Robert Filner (born September 4, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 51st District of California. ... Barney Frank Barney Frank (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... Raúl M. Grijalva (born February 19, 1948), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 7th District of Arizona. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... Luis Gutiérrez Luís Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 4th District of Illinois (map). ... Maurice D. Hinchey (born October 27, 1938), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Jesse Jackson, Jr. ... Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 18th District of Texas. ... ... Stephanie Tubbs Jones (born September 10, 1949) is a Democratic politician from Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ... Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (born June 17, 1946) is a Polish-American politician of the Democratic Party, who is a U.S. Representative for the ninth congressional district of Ohio. ... Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick (born June 25, 1945) American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 13th District of Michigan (map), comprised of most of Detroit and a few of its suburbs. ... Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is an American politician of the Democratic party. ... Tom Lantos Thomas Peter Lantos (born February 1, 1928), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 12th District of California (map). ... John Lewis John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and was an important leader in the American Civil Rights Movement as president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). ... Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1976, representing the 7th District of Massachusetts (map). ... Rep. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Official languages None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 6. ... James P. McGovern (born November 20, 1959), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Massachusetts. ... Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia), is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgias 4th district. ... George Miller (born May 17, 1945), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1975, representing the 7th District of California. ... Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) a Democrat from Wisconsin, is a Congresswoman representing Wisconsins 4th Congressional district (map). ... Jerrold Lewis Nadler (born June 13, 1947) is a American politician from the U.S. state of New York. ... Eleanor Holmes Norton U.S. Delegate for the District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is the non-voting Delegate from the District of Columbia to the United States House of Representatives. ... ... John Walter Olver (born September 3, 1936), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 1st District of Massachusetts (map), a primarily rural district that makes up most of Western Massachusetts. ... Major Owens Major Robert Odell Owens (born June 28, 1936) is a New York politician, currently representing the states 11th Congressional district (map),in the U.S. House. ... Edward Lopez Pastor (born June 28, 1943), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 4th District of Arizona. ... Donald Milford Payne (b. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting, Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 47th 22... Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 1st District of Illinois (map). ... Bernie Sanders at a press conference on the cost of fuel. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Official languages None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators Patrick Leahy (D) Jim Jeffords (I) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 3. ... Rep. ... José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is a New York politician. ... Louise McIntosh Slaughter (b. ... Hilda Solis Hilda L. Solis (born October 20, 1957), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 32nd District of California (map). ... Stark delivers his response to President George W. Bushs 2005 State of the Union address. ... Rep. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... John F. Tierney (born September 18, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 6th District of Massachusetts (map). ... Thomas Stewart Tom Udall (born May 18, 1948) is an American politician who has represented New Mexicos third Congressional district (map) as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Official languages English Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson (D) Senators Pete Domenici (R) Jeff Bingaman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 0. ... Nydia Margarita Velazquez (born (March 28, 1953) in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico), became the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. ... Maxine Waters Maxine Waters (born August 15, 1938), United States politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 35th District of California (map). ... Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 33rd District of California (map). ... Rep. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Official languages English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 9. ... Henry Waxman Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician. ...

Ideology

According to their website, the CPC advocates universal health care, fair trade agreements, living wage laws, the right of all workers to organize into trade unions and engage in strike actions and collective bargaining, the abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the formation of a Department of Peace, the legalization of gay marriage, strict campaign finance reform laws, a complete pullout from the war in Iraq, a crackdown on corporate crime and what they see as corporate welfare, an increase in income tax on the wealthy, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the federal government. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Health care system. ... Fair trade products shown at XI Unctad. ... Living wage refers to the hourly wage that one deems necessary for a person to achieve a basic standard of living. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Striking Teamsters, wielding pipes, clash with armed police in the streets of Minneapolis, 1934. ... Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between representatives of a union and employers (represented by management) in respect of the terms and conditions of employment of employees, such as wages, hours of work, working conditions and grievance procedures, and about the rights and responsibilities of trade unions. ... President George W. Bush signing the Patriot Act in the White Houses East Room on October 26, 2001. ... The United States Department of Peace is a proposed cabinet level department of the executive branch of the U.S. government. ... Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ... Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. ... The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 comprising United States and United Kingdom forces (98%), and several other nations. ... Corporate crime refers to criminal practices by individuals that have the legal authority to speak for a corporation or company. ... Corporate welfare is a pejorative term, first coined by Ralph Nader in 1956, describing a governments bestowal of grants and/or tax breaks on corporations or other special favorable treatment from the government. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... A tax cut is a reduction in the rate of tax charged by a government, for example on personal or corporate income. ... Social welfare can mean: the welfare or well-being of a society. ...

Supporting Organizations

An array of national progressive organizations will work to support the efforts of the caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation Magazine, Moveon.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice Campaign, Peace Action, Americans for Democratic Action, and Progressive Democrats of America. Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow/Push Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the Hip Hop Political Convention. Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is an American think tank for progressive politics. ... The Nation is the name of several newspapers, periodicals or magazines in different countries, including: The Nation, an Irish Nationalist newspaper founded by Thomas Davis and Charles Gavan Duffy in the 1840s. ... A group of MoveOn volunteers helped the get-out-the-vote drive in Cincinnati in the run-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election. ... SANE redirects here. ... Americans For Democratic Action (ADA) was formed in January 1947, when Eleanor Roosevelt, John Kenneth Galbraith, Reinhold Niebuhr, Hubert Humphrey and 200 other activists. ... The Progressive Democrats of America is a progressive organization that formed out of the members of Dennis Kucinichs Presidential Campaign as well as Democracy for America, an organization that itself grew out of the Howard Dean Presidential Campaign. ... National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a non_governmental organization devoted to defending civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. ... LULAC is an organization which strives for rights for Hispanic Americans. ... Jesse Jackson formed two non-profit organizations, Operation PUSH (People United To Serve Humanity) in 1971 and the National Rainbow Coalition in 1984. ... The National Council of La Raza (“The Race”) is a Hispanic civil rights organization dedicated to improving the status of Hispanic Americans. ... The Hip-Hop Caucus (H2C) is a Hip-Hop membership organization that has established a comprehensive agenda for the Hip-Hop Community. ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Previous Websiteunder Bernie Sanders
• Sweet Victory: Congressional Progressive Caucus Gets in Gear