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).
[edit] New Democrat Coalition members (House)
The following members of the House of Representatives currently belong to the New Democrat Coalition.[2]
[edit] Alabama
- Artur Davis (AL-7), Vice-Chair
[edit] Arizona
- Harry Mitchell (AZ-5)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8)
[edit] Arkansas
- Vic Snyder (AR-2), charter member
[edit] California
- Ellen Tauscher (CA-10), Chair, charter member
- Lois Capps (CA-23)
- Adam Schiff (CA-29)
- Jane Harman (CA-36)
- Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
- Susan Davis (CA-53)
[edit] Colorado
- Ed Perlmutter (CO-7)
[edit] Connecticut
- John Larson (CT-1)
- Joe Courtney (CT-2)
- Chris Murphy (CT-5)
[edit] Florida
- Tim Mahoney (FL-16)
- Kendrick Meek (FL-17)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20)
- Ron Klein (FL-22)
[edit] Georgia
- John Barrow (GA-12)
- David Scott (GA-13)
[edit] Illinois
- Rahm Emanuel (IL-5)
- Melissa Bean (IL-8)
[edit] Indiana
- Baron Hill (IN-9)
[edit] Iowa
- Bruce Braley (IA-1)
[edit] Kansas
- Dennis Moore (KS-3)
[edit] Kentucky
- Ben Chandler (KY-6)
[edit] Louisiana
- Charlie Melancon (LA-3)
[edit] Missouri
- Russ Carnahan (MO-3)
[edit] Nevada
- Shelley Berkley (NV-1)
[edit] New Jersey
- Rush Holt (NJ-12)
[edit] New Mexico
- Tom Udall (NM-3)
[edit] New York
- Steve Israel (NY-2)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4)
- Gregory Meeks (NY-6)
- Joseph Crowley (NY-7), Vice-Chair/Whip
- Eliot Engel (NY-17)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20)
- Michael Arcuri (NY-24)
- Brian Higgins (NY-27)
[edit] North Carolina
- Bob Etheridge (NC-2), charter member
- David Price (NC-4), charter member
- Mike McIntyre (NC-7), charter member
[edit] Oregon
- David Wu (OR-1)
- Darlene Hooley (OR-5)
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Jason Altmire (PA-4)
- Joe Sestak (PA-7)
- Patrick Murphy (PA-8)
- Chris Carney (PA-10)
- Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
[edit] South Dakota
[edit] Texas
- Charles Gonzalez (TX-20)
- Nick Lampson (TX-22), charter member
- Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
[edit] Virginia
- Jim Moran (VA-8), charter member
[edit] Washington
- Jay Inslee (WA-1)
- Rick Larsen (WA-2)
- Brian Baird (WA-3)
- Adam Smith (WA-9), Vice-Chair, charter member
[edit] Wisconsin
- Ron Kind (WI-3), Vice-Chair, charter member
[edit] Former members
[edit] Former Representatives
Members who have left Congress:
- Bob Matsui (CA-5), charter member
- Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA-37)
- Jim Davis (FL-11), charter member
- Peter Deutsch (FL-20), charter member
- Denise Majette (GA-4)
- Ed Case (HI-2)
- James Barcia (MI-5), charter member
- Bill Luther (MN-6), charter member
- John LaFalce (NY-29), charter member
- Karen McCarthy (MO-5), charter member
- Tom Sawyer (OH-14), charter member
- Bob Clement (TN-5), charter member
- Harold Ford (TN-9)
- Max Sandlin (TX-1), charter member
- Jim Turner (TX-2), charter member
- Charles Stenholm (TX-17), charter member
- Ken Bentsen (TX-25), charter member
- Chris Bell (TX-25)
[edit] Disaffiliated members
Former members who remain in Congress, but who are no longer affiliated with the NDC:
- Mike Thompson (CA-1)
- Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
- Robert Wexler (FL-19), charter member
- Pete Visclosky (IN-1), charter member
- Mike Michaud (ME-2)
- Bart Stupak (MI-1), charter member
- Heath Shuler (NC-11) [1]
- Brad Miller (NC-13)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND), charter member
- Bill Pascrell (NJ-8), charter member
- Steve Rothman (NJ-9), charter member
- Jim Clyburn (SC-6), charter member
- Jim Cooper (TN-5)
- Norm Dicks (WA-6), charter member
[edit] Senate New Democrat Coalition members
The following Senators belong or belonged to the Senate New Democrat Coalition.[3][4][5]
[edit] Current senators
- Blanche Lincoln (AR, founder)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA, by 2001)
- Tom Carper (DE, by 2001; co-chair from 2003)
- Joe Lieberman (CT, founder)
- Bill Nelson (FL, by 2001)
- Evan Bayh (IN, founder)
- Mary Landrieu (LA, founder, co-chair from 2003)
- John Kerry (MA, from 2000[6])
- Debbie Stabenow (MI, by 2001)
- Kent Conrad (ND, from 2000)
- Ben Nelson (NE, by 2001)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY, from 2001[7])
- Tim Johnson (SD, from 2000)
- Maria Cantwell (WA, by 2001)
- Herb Kohl (WI, from 2000)
[edit] Former senators
- Bob Graham (FL, founder, chair from 2000-2003; retired from Senate in 2003)
- Max Cleland (GA, from 2000; defeated in 2002)
- Zell Miller (GA, by 2001; retired from Senate in 2004)
- John Breaux (LA, from 2000; retired from Senate in 2004)
- Jean Carnahan (MO, by 2001; defeated in 2002)
- John Edwards (NC, from 2000; retired from Senate in 2004)
- Bob Kerrey (NE, from 2000; retired from Senate in 2000)
- Richard Bryan (NV, from 2000; retired from Senate in 2000)
- Chuck Robb (VA, from 2000; defeated in 2000)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Adapted from NDC government page
- Congressional New Democrats homepage [2]
- DLC New Democrat Coalition page [3]
- DLC: New Democrats Form House Coalition (March 11, 1997)
- NDC: New Democrat Coalition Adds 10 Freshmen Members To Its Ranks (January 31, 2003)
- House New Democrat Coalition Announces New Leaders, Membership for 109th (February 9, 2005)
[edit] Notes
- ^ About the Senate New Democrat Coalition (DLC)
- ^ NDC Member List
- ^ NDN: Senate New Democrat Coalition Members (August 2000)
- ^ NDN: Senate New Democrat Coalition Members (July 2001)
- ^ NDN: Senate New Democrat Coalition Members (August 2002)
- ^ Milligan, Susan (December 16), “Party Moderates to be Key Players”, Boston Globe
- ^ Harwood, John (July 16), “Democratic Centrists Declare Cease-Fire with Liberals to Establish United Front”, Wall Street Journal, <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB995228486181999191.html?mod=googlewsj>