House Liberty Caucus | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman | Warren Davidson[lower-alpha 1] |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Preceded by | Liberty Caucus Tea Party Caucus |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[2] |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| www | |
The House Liberty Caucus is a congressional caucus[lower-alpha 1] consisting of conservative, libertarian, and libertarian conservative members of the United States House of Representatives.[2]
Prior to the formal creation of the House Liberty Caucus, Rep. Ron Paul hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. every Thursday for a group of Republican members of the House of Representatives that he called the Liberty Caucus.[5] The group was closely connected to the political action committee known as the Republican Liberty Caucus and "support[ed] individual rights, limited government and free enterprise".[6]
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After the 112th Congress began and Ron Paul switched his focus to his presidential campaign, his luncheon was replaced by a formal congressional member organization. That member organization was named the House Liberty Caucus and was initially chaired by Justin Amash.[7][8] The House Liberty Caucus was joined by Republican members who wanted to "focus on specific issues like economic freedom, individual liberty, and following the Constitution".[2] During his time in Congress, Jared Polis of Colorado was the only Democratic member of the caucus.[9] The caucus has been characterized as "conservative with a libertarian emphasis" and was associated with the Tea Party movement.[3] In June 2014, the caucus supported Raúl Labrador's campaign for House Majority Leader.[10][11] In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members.[12]
As of November 2023, Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus.[1]
Members
Current members:
- Andy Biggs of Arizona[13]
- Warren Davidson of Ohio[1]
- Paul Gosar of Arizona[13]
- Morgan Griffith of Virginia[14]
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- Thomas Massie of Kentucky
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington[15]
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg of Michigan[16]
Former Members:
- Justin Amash of Michigan – retired in 2020
- Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan – lost renomination in 2014[17]
- Paul Broun of Georgia – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[18]
- Jason Chaffetz of Utah[16][19] – resigned in 2017
- Curt Clawson of Florida – retired in 2016
- Scott Garrett of New Jersey – defeated in 2016 general election[18]
- Tom Graves of Georgia[15] – resigned in 2020
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri – ran unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri[16]
- Tim Huelskamp of Kansas – lost renomination in 2016[4]
- Walter Jones of North Carolina – died 2019
- Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming – retired from the House in 2016[18]
- Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina – appointed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2017[2]
- Jared Polis of Colorado (Democrat) – ran successfully for 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, currently Governor of Colorado. Polis was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus.[9]
- Matt Salmon of Arizona – retired in 2016[18]
- Steve Stockman of Texas – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[4]
- Marlin Stutzman of Indiana – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2016
- Rob Woodall of Georgia[16] – retired in 2020
See also
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 "118th Congress Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs)" (PDF). cha.house.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Conservatives Form Their Own Caucus Because the RSC Isn't 'Hard-Core' Enough". NationalJournal.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Libertarian wing of GOP gains strength in Congress". WashingtonExaminer.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Help Build The House Liberty Caucus". LibertyConservatives.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Caldwell, Christopher (July 22, 2007). "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
- ↑ "Statement of Principles & Positions | Republican Liberty Caucus". Rlc.org. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "112th Congress : Congressional Member Organizations (CMO)" (PDF). Cha.house.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "That's My Congress - In Challenge to Michele Bachmann and Tea Party brand, Justin Amash forms House Liberty Caucus". Thatsmycongress.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Burness, Alex (October 3, 2018). "In Congress, so-called 'Boulder liberal' Jared Polis hasn't always acted like one".
- ↑ Gordon, Greg. "Idaho's Raul Labrador raises profile in failed bid for House leader | Idaho Politics". Idahostatesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ↑ Costa, Robert. "For tea party, Republican whip race is best shot at House leadership role". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ↑ Ferris, Sarah (February 26, 2019). "House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration". POLITICO.
- 1 2 Wong, Scott (May 21, 2019). "Amash storm hits Capitol Hill".
- ↑ "U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith". U.S. House of Representatives. March 15, 2018.
- 1 2 "House Liberty Caucus". Capecoralvoice.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Members - House Liberty Caucus". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Committees and Caucuses | Congressman Kerry Bentivolio". Bentivolio.house.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "House Liberty Caucus". Facebook. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Committees and Caucuses". Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
