New Democrat Coalition

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The New Democrat Coalition is an organization within the United States Congress. It is made up of 20 Democratic Senate members and 44 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who claim moderate and pro-business stances.

The group was founded in 1997 by Representatives Cal Dooley (California), Jim Moran (Virginia) and Tim Roemer (Indiana) as a congressional affiliate of the avowedly centrist Democratic Leadership Council, whose members, including former President Bill Clinton, call themselves "New Democrats." As of February 2005, the House New Democrats are chaired by Representative Ellen Tauscher (California), with Representatives Artur Davis (Alabama) and Ron Kind (Wisconsin) serving as co-chairs. Representative Adam Smith (Washington) serves as chair of the group's political action committee.

The Senate New Democrat Coalition was founded in the spring of 2000 by Senators Evan Bayh (Indiana), Bob Graham (Florida), Mary Landrieu (Louisiana), Joe Lieberman (Connecticut), and Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas).[1]

The NDC has worked to craft and pass legislation, including Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for the People's Republic of China, fast track Trade Promotion Authority, digital signatures, and H-1B visa reform and continues to work on matters such as privacy, broadband, expanding e-learning opportunities and making government more accessible and efficient through the use of technology. Many in the party's left-wing criticize the group, however, for their alleged lack of focus on social justice and the poor, the party's traditional base.

The NDC is a member of the Alliance of Democrats international; the Democratic Party as a whole does not participate in any international on account of its political divisions, but does permit its affiliated organizations (in addition to the NDC's membership in the Alliance of Democrats, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs is linked to the Liberal International).

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[edit] New Democrat Coalition members (House)

The following members of the House of Representatives currently belong to the New Democrat Coalition.[2]

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

[edit] California

[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Texas

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Washington

[edit] Wisconsin

  • Ron Kind (WI-3), Vice-Chair, charter member

[edit] Former members

[edit] Former Representatives

Members who have left Congress:

[edit] Disaffiliated members

Former members who remain in Congress, but who are no longer affiliated with the NDC:

[edit] Senate New Democrat Coalition members

The following Senators belong or belonged to the Senate New Democrat Coalition.[3][4][5]

[edit] Current senators

[edit] Former senators

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Notes