Congressional Arts Caucus
Political caucus in the United States
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The Congressional Arts Caucus is a registered Congressional Member Organization for the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress.[1]
Democratic Co-ChairRep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Republican Co-ChairRep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
PoliticalpositionBipartisan
ColorsNone official (gray unofficial)
Congressional Arts Caucus | |
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| Democratic Co-Chair | Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) |
| Republican Co-Chair | Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) |
| Political position | Bipartisan |
| Colors | None official (gray unofficial) |
| Seats in the House | 130 / 435
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History
The Congressional Arts Caucus was created in the 1980s as a way for the various members of Congress interested in the arts to be able to influence art legislation and to promote the National Endowment for the Arts.[2][3]
Members
As of the 117th Congress, the Congressional Arts Caucus has 120 members (106 Democrats, 14 Republicans). The members are listed by state:[4]
- Terri Sewell (AL-07)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ-3)
- Raul Grijalva (AZ-7)
- French Hill (AR-2)
- Julia Brownley (CA-26)
- Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
- Lou Correa (CA-46)
- Anna Eshoo (CA-18)
- Jared Huffman (CA-2)
- Barbara Lee (CA-13)
- Ted Lieu (CA-36)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
- Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Doris Matsui (CA-7)
- Tom McClintock (CA-4)
- Grace Napolitano (CA-32)
- Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
- Scott Peters (CA-52)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Linda Sanchez (CA-38)
- Adam Schiff (CA-28)
- Brad Sherman (CA-30)
- Jackie Speier (CA-14) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Mark Takano (CA-41)
- Mike Thompson (CA-5)
- Diana DeGette (CO-1)
- Joe Courtney (CT-2)
- Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
- Jim Himes (CT-4)
- John Larson (CT-1)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-at large)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-at large)
- Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
- Kathy Castor (FL-14)
- Ted Deutch (FL-21) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Lois Frankel (FL-22)
- Bill Posey (FL-8)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
- Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
- Hank Johnson (GA-4)
- Michael Simpson (ID-2)
- Danny Davis (IL-7)
- Bill Foster (IL-11)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8)
- Mike Quigley (IL-5)
- Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
- André Carson (IN-7)
- Brett Guthrie (KY-2)
- John Yarmuth (KY-3) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Jared Golden (ME-2)
- Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
- John Sarbanes (MD-3)
- Bill Keating (MA-9)
- Stephen Lynch (MA-8)
- James McGovern (MA-2)
- Seth Moulton (MA-06)
- Richard Neal (MA-1)
- Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)
- Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Haley Stevens (MI-11)
- Fred Upton (MI-6) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Betty McCollum (MN-4)
- Dean Phillips (MN-3)
- Billy Long (MO-7) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Dina Titus (NV-1)
- Ann Kuster (NH-2)
- Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)
- Donald Norcross (NJ-1)
- Frank Pallone (NJ-6)
- Bill Pascrell (NJ-9)
- Donald Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
- Albio Sires (NJ-8) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
- Yvette Clarke (NY-9)
- Brian Higgins (NY-26)
- Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting.
- Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) lost re-election in 2022
- Jerry Nadler (NY-10)
- Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
- Paul Tonko (NY-20)
- Nydia Velázquez (NY-7)
- Alma Adams (NC-12)
- G. K. Butterfield (NC-1) retiring at end of current Congress.
- David Price (NC-4) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Gregorio Sablan (NMI- at large)
- Bill Johnson (OH-6)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
- Tim Ryan (OH-13) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1)
- Peter DeFazio (OR-4) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Kurt Schrader (OR-5) lost renomination in Democratic primary.
- Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
- Mike Doyle (PA-14) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Glenn Thompson (PA-15)
- David Cicilline (RI-1)
- James Langevin (RI-2) retiring at end of current Congress.
- James Clyburn (SC-6)
- Joe Wilson (SC-2)
- Steve Cohen (TN-9)
- Jim Cooper (TN-5) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
- Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)
- Kay Granger (TX-12)
- Al Green (TX-9)
- Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Marc Veasey (TX-33)
- Peter Welch (VT-at large) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Don Beyer (VA-8)
- Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
- Robert Scott (VA-3)
- Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
- Derek Kilmer (WA-6)
- Rick Larsen (WA-2)
- Adam Smith (WA-9)
- David McKinley (WV-1) lost renomination in Republican primary.
- Ron Kind (WI-3) retiring at end of current Congress.
- Mark Pocan (WI-2)
Former members
- Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat, returned to the House in 2018 but did not rejoin the caucus.
- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9) – retired in 2018 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Lois Capps (CA-24) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Susan Davis (CA-53) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Sam Farr (CA-20) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Mike Honda (CA-17) – lost re-election in 2016.
- Duncan D. Hunter (CA-50) – resigned from the House in 2020.
- Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Mike Coffman (CO-6) – lost re-election in 2018.
- Jared Polis (CO-2) – retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of Colorado.
- Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Corrine Brown (FL-5) – lost renomination in the 2016 Democratic primary.
- Alcee Hastings (FL-20) - died in office in 2021.
- Patrick Murphy (FL-18) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Alan Grayson (FL-9) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Tom Rooney (FL-17) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) – retired from the House in 2018.
- John Lewis (GA-5) – died in office in 2020.
- Robert Dold (IL-10) – lost re-election in 2016.
- Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Dan Lipinski (IL-3) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Pete Visclosky (IN-1) - retired from the House in 2020.
- David Loebsack (IA-2) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) – retired from the House in 2018.
- John Fleming (LA-4) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Elijah Cummings (MD-7) – died in office in 2019.
- John Delaney (MD-6) – retired in 2018 to run for President of the United States.
- Donna Edwards (MD-4) – retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Chris Van Hollen (MD-8) – retired in 2016 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Michael Capuano (MA-7) – lost renomination in the 2018 Democratic primary.
- Niki Tsongas (MA-3) – retired from the House in 2018.
- John Conyers (MI-13) – resigned from the House in 2017.
- Sander Levin (MI-9) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Keith Ellison (MN-5) – retired in 2018 to successfully run for Attorney General of Minnesota.
- Rick Nolan (MN-8) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Erik Paulsen (MN-3) – lost re-election in 2018.
- Collin Peterson (MN-7) - lost re-election in 2020.
- Tim Walz (MN-1) – retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of Minnesota.
- Gregg Harper (MS-3) – retired from the House in 2018.
- William Lacy Clay (MO-1) - lost renomination in the 2020 Democratic primary.
- Brad Ashford (NE-2) – lost re-election in 2016.
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Leonard Lance (NJ-7) – lost re-election in 2018.
- Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3) - retired in 2020 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Antonio Delgado (NY-19) - resigned in 2022 to become Lieutenant Governor of New York.
- Eliot Engel (NY-16) - lost renomination in the 2020 Democratic primary.
- Steve Israel (NY-3) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Nita Lowey (NY-17) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Charles Rangel (NY-13) – retired from the House in 2016.
- José E. Serrano (NY-15) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Louise Slaughter (NY-25) – died in office in 2018.
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11) - resigned in 2021 to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
- Steve Stivers (OH-15) - resigned in 2021 to become President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
- Betty Sutton (OH-13) – lost re-election in 2012.
- Kendra Horn (OK-5) - lost re-election in 2020.
- Bob Brady (PA-1) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Charlie Dent (PA-15) – resigned from the House in 2018.
- Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8) – Left caucus, still serving in the House.
- Tim Murphy (PA-18) – resigned from the House in 2017.
- Pedro Pierluisi (PR-at large) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Kristi Noem (SD-at large) – retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of South Dakota.
- Phil Roe (TN-1) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Gene Green (TX-29) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Pete Olson (TX-22) - retired from the House in 2020.
- Beto O'Rourke (TX-16) – retired in 2018 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
- Lamar Smith (TX-21) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Barbara Comstock (VA-10) – lost re-election in 2018.
- Denny Heck (WA-10) - retired in 2020 to successfully run for Lieutenant Governor of Washington.
- Jim McDermott (WA-7) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Dave Reichert (WA-8) – retired from the House in 2018.
- Evan Jenkins (WV-3) – resigned from the House in 2018.
- Reid Ribble (WI-8) – retired from the House in 2016.
- Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large) – retired from the House in 2016.
Last updated: May 31, 2022