Congressional Progressive Caucus | |
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Co-Chairs | Mark Pocan Pramila Jayapal |
First Vice Chair | Ro Khanna |
Whip | Ilhan Omar |
Vice Chairs | Sheila Jackson Lee, Veronica Escobar, Ruben Gallego, Mark Takano, Debbie Dingell, David Cicilline, Joe Neguse, Jan Schakowsky, Donald Norcross |
Founded | 1991 |
Ideology | Progressivism[1] Modern liberalism[2] Social democracy[3] |
Political position | Left-wing[4] |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
Seats in the Senate | 1 / 100
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Seats in House Democratic Caucus | 95 / 235 [5]
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Seats in the House | 95 / 435
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Website | |
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a caucus in the Democratic congressional caucus in the United States Congress.[6] The CPC is a left-leaning organization that works to advance progressive and liberal issues and positions.[7]
In the 116th United States Congress, the CPC has 98 members, making it the second largest caucus within the Democratic Party and the third largest caucus in Congress. The CPC is currently co-chaired by U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
The CPC was created in 1991 by six members of the United States House of Representatives: U.S. Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). More House Members joined shortly after, including Major Owens (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Patsy Mink (D-HI), George Miller (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), John Olver (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Sanders was the convener and first CPC Chairman. Bill Goold was Staff Coordinator for the Progressive Caucus in its early years until 1998.
In April 2011, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released a proposed "People's Budget" for fiscal year 2012.[8] Two of its supporters said: "By having a fair tax code, by building a strong American economy, and by bringing our troops home, we achieve a budget surplus of over $30 billion by 2021 and we end up with a debt that is less than 65% of our GDP. This is what sustainability looks like".[9]
Election year | Overall seats | Democratic seats | Independent seats | ± |
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2010 | 2 / 100
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1 / 51
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1 / 2
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2012 | 1 / 100
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0 / 53
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1 / 2
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−1 |
2014 | 1 / 100
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0 / 44
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1 / 2
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— |
2016 | 1 / 100
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0 / 46
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1 / 2
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— |
2018 | 1 / 100
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0 / 45
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1 / 2
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— |
Election year | Overall seats | Democratic seats | ± |
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2010 | 77 / 435
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77 / 193
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2012 | 68 / 435
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68 / 200
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−9 |
2014 | 68 / 435
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68 / 188
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— |
2016 | 78 / 435
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78 / 193
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+10 |
2018 | 95 / 435
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95 / 235
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+17 |
All members are members of the Democratic Party or caucus with the Democratic Party. In the 116th Congress, there are 97 declared Progressives, including 95 voting Representatives, one non-voting Delegate and one Senator.
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Non-voting
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