Blue Collar Caucus
Blue Collar Caucus | |
|---|---|
| Co-Chairs | Brendan Boyle (PA) Marc Veasey (TX) |
| Founded | December 1, 2016[1][2][3][4] |
| Ideology | Laborism[5][6] |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the House | 47 / 435
|
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 47 / 220
|
The Blue Collar Caucus is a United States Democratic Party congressional caucus that advocates for labor and working class priorities. It was founded in 2016 to focus the Democratic Party on blue-collar issues.[3] The caucus supports increased infrastructure spending and opposes offshoring.[1]
Electoral results[]
House of Representatives[]
| Election year | Overall seats | Democratic seats | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 49 / 435
|
49 / 233
|
 -1
|
| 2020 | 47 / 435
|
47 / 222
|
-2
|
Caucus members[]
Current members[]
Arizona
- Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ-7, Phoenix)
- John Garamendi (California-3)
- Eric Swalwell (California-15)
- Julia Brownley (California-26)
- Lou Correa (California-46)
- Alan Lowenthal (California-47)
- John Larson (Connecticut-1)
- Joe Courtney (Connecticut-2)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
- Kathy Castor (Florida-14)
- Jan Schakowsky (Illinois-9)
- Cheri Bustos (Illinois-17)
- John Yarmuth (Kentucky-3)
- Chellie Pingree (Maine-1)
- Anthony Brown (Maryland-4)
- Seth Moulton (Massachusetts-6)
- Stephen Lynch (Massachusetts-8)
- Dan Kildee (Michigan-5)
- Debbie Dingell (Michigan-12)
- Dina Titus (Nevada-1)
- Ann McLane Kuster (New Hampshire-2)
- Donald Norcross (New Jersey-1)
- Bill Pascrell Jr (New Jersey-9)
- Donald Payne Jr. (New Jersey-10)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (New Jersey-12)
- Grace Meng (New York-6)
- Nydia Velazquez (New York-7)
- Paul Tonko (New York-20)
- Brian Higgins (New York-26)
- Alma Adams (North Carolina-12)
- Marcy Kaptur (Ohio-9)
- Tim Ryan (Ohio-13)
- Brendan Boyle (Pennsylvania-2), co-chairman
- Matt Cartwright (Pennsylvania-8)
- Vicente Gonzalez (Texas-15)
- Marc Veasey (Texas-33), co-chairman
- Derek Kilmer (Washington-6)
- Mark Pocan (Wisconsin-2)[7]
Former members
- Alcee Hastings (Florida-20) - died in 2021
- Daniel Lipinski (Illinois-3) – defeated in the 2020 primary
- Luis Gutierrez (Illinois-4) – retired in 2018
- Dave Loebsack (Iowa-2) – retired in 2020
Miscellaneous[]
In March 2018, former Vice President Joe Biden met with the Caucus to discuss 2018 midterm campaigning.[8][9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Jordan, Chuck (11 October 2017). "It's time to rebuild the American Dream".
- ^ "Boyle and Veasey form "Blue Collar Caucus" in Congress". 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Can Democrats win back the blue-collar voters that flipped to Trump?". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Boyle Launches Blue Collar Caucus - Philadelphia Public Record". www.phillyrecord.com.
- ^ "Labor Leaders Meet with Blue Collar Caucus". www.bacweb.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Labor Leaders and Blue Collar Caucus Meet to Chart Future Collaboration". 29 March 2017.
- ^ Boyle, Brendan; Veasey, Marc. "OPED: THE BLUE COLLAR CAUCUS IS ACTUALLY WORKING FOR BLUE-COLLAR AMERICANS". Congressman Brendan Boyle. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Biden meets with 'Blue Collar' Democrats on the Hill - GantNews.com". gantdaily.com.
- ^ "Blue Collar Caucus Hosts Vice President Joe Biden". 21 March 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Democratic Party (United States) organizations
- Political organizations established in 2016
- Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)
- Ideological caucuses of the United States Congress