Country club Republican
"Country Club Republican" also known as a "Country Club Conservative" or "Establishment Republican" is an expression employed, usually pejoratively, to describe certain members of the Republican Party in the United States. Some of the characteristics attributed to country club Republicans are higher than average income or inherited wealth, fiscally conservative opinions but with liberal, moderate or indifferent views on social issues such as abortion, censorship, and gay rights.[1][2] They are more likely to have attended prestigious colleges and universities than other Republican Party members.[3]
Politicians said to be country club Republicans include: President George H. W. Bush, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, current Utah Senator Mitt Romney,[1] former governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean,[4] and Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.[5]
Current office holders[]
Senators
- Mitt Romney, Current Senator from Utah (2019 - Present)
- Pat Toomey, Current Senator from Pennsylvania (2011 - Present), former Representative from Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District (1999-2005)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene, Current Senator from Georgia (2020 - Present) Georgia 14th district
- Shelley Moore Capito, Current Senator from West Virginia (2015 - Present)
Former office holders[]
Presidents
- George H. W. Bush, Former President of the United States (1989-1993), 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981-1989), Former CIA director (1976-1977), Ambassador to China (1974-1975), Chair of the Republican National Committee (1973 - 1974), Ambassador to the U.N (1971 - 1973), Former Representative from Texas's 7th District (1967 - 1971)
Senators
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senator from Texas
- John McCain, Senator from Arizona
- Kelly Loeffler, Senator from Georgia
Representatives
- John Boehner, Former Representative from Ohio's 8th Congressional District
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b The Country Club Image The Christian Science Monitor 1992-08-14.
- ^ Americans Discover New Way to Worship: The Study Group The Christian Science Monitor 1996-11-26
- ^ Faith Shapes Bauer's Visions for the White House The Christian Science Monitor 1999-11-23
- ^ Raising Kean's Name The New York Times 2004-06-13
- ^ Senator Trails in Texas, and Slugs Alone The New York Times 1993-06-03
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