Links to Membership Lists of Ideological Factions within the Two Major Parties in the U.S. House of Representatives

     The following list consists of links to the membership lists of the formal and informal ideological C.M.O.s (Congressional Member Organizations) in the United States House of Representatives. Some of the links below lead to information on how to contact these representatives.

     U.S. Senators may be listed as well. Readers should keep in mind that the Senate and House have their own separate organizations to represent these ideological factions. For example, a Republican U.S. Senator cannot become a member of the House Freedom Caucus because its membership is only for U.S. Representatives in the lower house.

     I would like readers to take note of the following two facts, which the below information makes clear:

     1) Not all so-called "Tea Party politicians" are (or were) formal members of the Tea Party Caucus in the House;

     2) The Tea Party Caucus appears to be defunct, so it's possible that it has no members anymore;

     3) The Republican Party only has two formal ideological C.M.O.s;

     4) The "Justice Democrats" is not a formal ideological C.M.O. in the House of Representatives, nor are the Democratic Socialists of America (D.S.A.); and

     5) The Populist Caucus of the Democratic Party, the Main Street Caucus, and the Republican Liberty Caucus, no longer exist.

     It's also important to notice how much influence the Ripon Society has within the Republican Party, despite the fact that it is not a formal caucus. The Ripon Society's centrist stance is arguably more liberal-friendly and libertarian than most of the Republican Party's membership, but it should still concern us that this public policy organization has a congressional advisory board that is made up of one-third of the set of currently serving Republican U.S. Representatives (about 70 out of 211).

     It should concern us because these 70 House members are working on the interest of the Ripon Society as an interest group, without the group being officially recognized as the ideological faction within the Republican House membership that it is.

     Readers should also note that some caucuses, such as the Tea Party Caucus, are (or were) open to members of both parties.

     Also, there are many caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives which are non-ideological, that are not included below. Additionally, some House caucuses could be argued to be ideological, but were not included here because their ideological bent or angle is not immediately obvious.
     Lists of caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives are available at the links immediately below:
     http://ballotpedia.org/List_of_caucuses_in_the_United_States_Congress
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucuses_of_the_United_States_Congress

     

REPUBLICAN GROUPS

House Republican Conference
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Republican_Conference



Formal Republican Party Factions/Caucuses

Republican Study Committee
     http://rsc-banks.house.gov/about/membership

House Freedom Caucus
     http://ballotpedia.org/House_Freedom_Caucus




Republican Ideological Factions Which Are Not Formal U.S. House Caucuses, But Are Similar Enough to Caucuses to Mention


Tea Party Caucus
     (Effectively defunct, although several current U.S. House members were Tea Party Caucus members recently)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Caucus

Tea Party politicians
     (includes list of House members, although not all are formal members of the House Tea Party Caucus)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_politicians_affiliated_with_the_Tea_Party_movement

Main Street Partnership
     (the Main Street Caucus was dissolved in 2019, although many current U.S. House members were Main Street Caucus members until that occurred just two years ago)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Main_Street_Partnership
     http://www.republicanmainstreet.org/members
     http://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/753404051/meltdown-on-main-street-inside-the-breakdown-of-the-gops-moderate-wing


Ripon Society
     (public policy organization with a congressional advisory board)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_Society

Tuesday Group / Republican Governance Group
     (informal caucus)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday_Group


Liberty Caucus
     (Effectively defunct. There are current House members who still serve and were recently members, and they may still be members. It's unknown whether the group still has meetings or elects leaders.)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Caucus

Republican Liberty Caucus
     (political action organization that endorses; affiliated with the non-profit 501(c)4 organization The Liberty Committee)

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Liberty_Caucus
     List of former members: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/The_Liberty_Committee

DEMOCRATIC GROUPS

House Democratic Caucus
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Democratic_Caucus



Formal Democratic Party Factions/Caucuses

Blue Dog Coalition
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition

New Democrat Coalition
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrat_Coalition

Blue Collar Caucus
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Collar_Caucus

Congressional Progressive Caucus
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus

Democratic Ideological Factions Which Are Not Formal U.S. House Caucuses, But Are Similar Enough to Caucuses to Mention

Democratic Socialists of America
     (non-profit organization that endorses)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_America

Populist Caucus
     (Effectively defunct. There are current House members who still serve and were recently members, and they may still be members. It's unknown whether the group still has meetings or elects leaders.)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populist_Caucus

Justice Democrats
     (progressive PAC that endorses)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Democrats

Democratic Freedom Caucus
     (small caucus, no current U.S. Representatives are members)
     http://www.democraticfreedomcaucus.org/

Written, compiled, and published on February 3rd, 2021