The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of social liberals and moderates in the United States Republican Party. This group tempers the dominant social conservatism within the Republican party with a platform of fiscal conservatism and limited government. RMSP is headed by Representative Michael Castle of Delaware who serves as its President. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Social conservatism is a belief in traditional or natural law-based morality and social mores and the desire to preserve these in present day society, often through civil law or regulation. ... For related and other uses, see Conservatism (disambiguation) Conservatism [derivative of conserve; from Latin conservare, to keep, guard, observe] in its true and classic sense is a simple philosophy that emphasizes a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology... Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American politician who was Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and has represented Delaware as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. ...

History

Republican Main Street was formed following the 1994 Congressional elections in which conservative Republicans were swept into power. An informal discussion group formed by Reps. Nancy Johnson, Steve Gunderson and Fred Upton became a large group, forming a place for moderate Republicans to advance their agenda. The Republican Main Street is the rough equivalent of the Blue Dog Democrats, a group for conservative members of the Democratic Party, another group formed in the aftermath of the 1994 Congressional elections. RMSP has allied with other Moderate Republican groups such as Christine Todd Whitman's Its My Party Too, Ann Stone's Republicans for Choice, the Log Cabin Republicans, the Republican Majority For Choice, the Wish List, Republicans For Environmental Protection and the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority. Nancy Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 5th District of Connecticut. ... Steve Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is a Republican politician from Wisconsin. ... Stephen Frederick Upton, better known as Fred Upton, (born April 23, 1953), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing Michigans 6th District (map). ... Blue Dog Democrats are social and economic conservatives and moderates in the United States Democratic Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Christine Todd Whitman Christine Todd Christie Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican politician, the former Governor of New Jersey, and the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. ... Republicans for Choice, an organization based in the Washington, DC area (Headquarters: 2760 Eisenhower Ave, Suite #260, Alexandria, Virginia 22314) is a political action commitee (PAC) composed of members of the Republican Party who support abortion rights for women. ... The Log Cabin Republicans is a political organization in the United States, consisting of gay, lesbian and bisexual supporters of the Republican Party. ...

Beliefs

The Republican Main Street is a rather large tent group that includes the most liberal Republicans in Congress, such as Lincoln Chafee and Chris Shays, and some members who would fit most of the criteria of a conservative, such as Norm Coleman and Jerry Weller. The group's intent is to represent the moderate wing of the Republican Party, often derisively referred to as "Rockefeller Republicans" and "RINOs" (Republicans In Name Only) by conservative Republicans. A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... Lincoln Davenport Chafee (born March 26, 1953) is a United States Senator from Rhode Island. ... Shays is interviewed in a charity facility. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Norman Bertram Norm Coleman Jr. ... Jerry Weller Gerald C. Jerry Weller (born July 7, 1957) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 11th District of Illinois].(map) He came into office that year by signing on to the Contract with America. ... Republican Party is a name used by many political parties. ... In the United States, the term Rockefeller Republican refers to those members of the Republican party who hold moderate views similar to those of the late Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 and vice president of the United States under President Gerald Ford in the mid... RINO stands for Republican In Name Only, a disparaging term for a member of the United States Republican Party whose words and actions are thought to be too fiscally or socially moderate or even liberal. ...

In May of 2005 RMSP helped pass The Stem-Cell Research Enhancement Act in the House Of Representitives. 50 Republicans voted in support of the bill, the total vote being 238-194. It has yet to receive an up or down vote in the Senate.

Republican Main Street Partnership members

Senate

• Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island
• Norm Coleman, Minnesota
• Susan Collins, Maine
• Johnny Isakson, Georgia
• John McCain, Arizona
• Gordon Smith, Oregon
• Olympia Snowe, Maine
• Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania

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House of Representatives

• Charlie Bass, New Hampshire
• Judy Biggert, Illinois
• Sherwood Boehlert, New York (Retiring in 2006)
• Mary Bono, California
• Jeb Bradley, New Hampshire
• Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
• Ken Calvert, California
• Dave Camp, Michigan
• Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
• Michael N. Castle, Delaware
• Thomas M. Davis, Virginia
• Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania
• David Dreier, California
• Vern Ehlers, Michigan
• Mark Foley, Florida
• Rodney Frelinghuysen, New Jersey
• Jim Gerlach, Pennsylvania
• Wayne Gilchrest, Maryland
• Paul Gillmor, Ohio
• Kay Granger, Texas
• David Hobson, Ohio
• Nancy Johnson, Connecticut
• Timothy V. Johnson, Illinois
• Sue Kelly, New York
• Randy Kuhl, New York
• Mark Kirk, Illinois
• Jim Kolbe, Arizona (Retiring in 2006)
• Ray LaHood, Illinois
• Steve LaTourette, Ohio
• Jim Leach, Iowa
• Jerry Lewis, California
• Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey
• Jim McCrery, Louisiana
• Thomas Petri, Wisconsin
• Todd Platts, Pennsylvania
• Jon Porter, Nevada
• Deborah Pryce, Ohio
• Jim Ramstad, Minnesota
• Ralph Regula, Ohio
• Joe Schwarz, Michigan
• Christopher Shays, Connecticut
• Rob Simmons, Connecticut
• Mike Turner, Ohio
• Fred Upton, Michigan
• Greg Walden, Oregon
• James T. Walsh, New York
• Curt Weldon, Pennsylvania
• Jerry Weller, Illinois
• Heather Wilson, New Mexico

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Vernon James Ehlers (born February 6, 1934), American politician, is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 3rd District of Michigan (map). ... Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 16th District of Florida (map). ... Frelinghuysen tours a Superfund site in his district. ... Jim Gerlach (b. ... Wayne Gilchrest Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (born April 15, 1946) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 1st district (map) of the State of Maryland since 1991. ... Paul Eugene Gillmor (born February 1, 1939) is an American politician of the Republican party who serves as a U.S. representative from the fifth congressional district of Ohio. ... Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is a politician from the state of Texas. ... David Lee Hobson (born October 17, 1936) is an American politician of the Republican party who serves as a U.S. representative from the seventh congressional district of Ohio (map), based in Springfield, Ohio. ... Nancy Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 5th District of Connecticut. ... Rep. ... Sue W. Kelly (b. ... John R. Randy Kuhl is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. ... Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 10th District of Illinois (map). ... James Thomas Kolbe (born June 28, 1942) is an American politician. ... Ray LaHood Ray H. LaHood (born December 6, 1945), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the downstate 18th District of Illinois (map). ... Steven C. LaTourette (born July 22, 1954) is an American politician from Ohio. ... Leach chairs a hearing on human rights in North Korea. ... Lewis speaks in his district about wildfire prevention. ... Frank A. LoBiondo (born May 12, 1946), trucking executive and American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the Second Congressional District of New Jersey (map). ... Rep. ... Thomas Evert Tom Petri (born May 28, 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin (map). ... Todd Russell Platts (b. ... 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Stephen Frederick Upton, better known as Fred Upton, (born April 23, 1953), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing Michigans 6th District (map). ... Greg Walden (born January 10, 1957, in The Dalles, Oregon) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon and represents that states second congressional district (map) , based in Hood River. ... James T. Walsh (b. ... Curt Weldon (born July 22, 1947) is an American politician. ... Jerry Weller Gerald C. Jerry Weller (born July 7, 1957) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 11th District of Illinois].(map) He came into office that year by signing on to the Contract with America. ... Rep. ...

Governors

• Robert Ehrlich, Maryland
• Linda Lingle, Hawaii
• George Pataki, New York (Retiring in 2006)
• Mitt Romney, Massachusetts (Retiring in 2006)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, California

Robert Leroy Ehrlich, Jr. ... Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter June 4, 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since being sworn in on December 2, 2002. ... George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current Governor of New York State and has held that office since January 1995. ... Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is a Republican politician who has been the Governor of Massachusetts since 2003. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, Golden Globe award winning actor, and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ...

External link

• Republican Main Street Partnership