Medicare for All Caucus
Medicare for All Caucus | |
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| Co-Chairs | Debbie Dingell, Keith Ellison, Pramila Jayapal |
| Founded | July 19, 2018 |
| Ideology | Right to health Single-payer healthcare |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the House | 74 / 435
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| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 74 / 220
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The Medicare for All Caucus is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system. It was announced by progressive members of the House of Representatives in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.[1]
Electoral results[]
House of Representatives[]
| Election year | Overall seats | Democratic seats | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 78 / 435
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78 / 233
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| 2020 | 74 / 435
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74 / 222
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 -4
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Members[]
The caucus as of January 12, 2019.
Members
Arizona
- Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ-7)
- Jared Huffman (CA-2)
- John Garamendi (CA-3)
- Jerry McNerney (CA-9)
- Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11)
- Barbara Lee (CA-13)
- Ro Khanna (CA-17)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
- Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
- Judy Chu (CA-27)
- Grace Napolitano (CA-32)
- Ted Lieu (CA-33)
- Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
- Karen Bass (CA-37)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40)
- Mark Takano (CA-41)
- Maxine Waters (CA-43)
- Nanette Barragán (CA-44)
- Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
- Joe Neguse (CO-2)
District of Columbia
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL)
- Darren Soto (FL-9)
- Kathy Castor (FL-14)
- Lois Frankel (FL-21)
- Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
- Hank Johnson (GA-4)
- Robin Kelly (IL-2)
- Danny Davis (IL-7)
- Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
- André Carson (IN-7)
- John Yarmuth (KY-3)
- Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
- Anthony Brown (MD-4)
- Jamie Raskin (MD-8)
- Jim McGovern (MA-2)
- Katherine Clark (MA-5)
- Andy Levin (MI-9)
- Debbie Dingell (MI-12)[2] – co-chair
- Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
- Dina Titus (NV-1)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
- Grace Meng (NY-6)
- Nydia Velázquez (NY-7)
- Yvette Clarke (NY-9)
- Jerrold Nadler (NY-10)
- Carolyn Maloney (NY-12)
- Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
- Paul Tonko (NY-20)
- Brian Higgins (NY-26)
- Joyce Beatty (OH-3)
- Tim Ryan (OH-13)
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR-4)
- Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
- Dwight Evans (PA-3)
- Mike Doyle (PA-18)
- David Cicilline (RI-1)
- Steve Cohen (TN-9)
- Al Green (TX-9)
- Vicente González (TX-15)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
- Marc Veasey (TX-33)
- Peter Welch (VT-AL)
- Bobby Scott (VA-3)
- Don Beyer (VA-8)
- Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)[2] – co-chair
- Adam Smith (WA-9)
- Mark Pocan (WI-2)
Former members[]
Colorado
- Jared Polis, elected governor of Colorado
- Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2).[3] Retired to run for president
Georgia
- John Lewis (GA-5) deceased
Florida
- Alcee Hastings (FL-20) deceased
Massachusetts
- Mike Capuano, defeated in 2018 primary by current Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), who, as of September 2018, does favor Medicare-for All.[4]
Minnesota
- Keith Ellison, elected attorney general of Minnesota
- Rick Nolan, retired
- William Lacy Clay, defeated in 2020 primary by current Rep. Cori Bush (MO-1), who, as of January 2021, does favor Medicare for All.[5]
New York
- José Serrano (NY-15) Retired in 2020.
- Eliot Engel, defeated in 2020 primary by current Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), who, as of December 2020, does favor Medicare for All.[6]
Ohio
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11), appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
References[]
- ^ Osita Nwanevu. "House Progressives Launch the Medicare for All Caucus". Slate. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Resnick, Gideon (19 July 2018). "70 Democrats Sign On to New 'Medicare for All' House Caucus". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Tulsi Gabbard. "Committees and Caucuses".
- ^ Hess, Abigail (September 5, 2018). "Meet Ayanna Pressley, the Democrat who could become Massachusetts' first black Congresswoman". CNBC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (January 4, 2021). "Now A Congresswoman, Missouri's Cori Bush Looks To Bring Activist Power To The Legislative Process". KCUR. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Read, Bridget (December 29, 2020). "How Representative Jamaal Bowman Will Get It Done". The Cut. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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- Caucuses of the United States Congress
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