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

Trump and Biden vs. Bernie Sanders vs. Joe Kopsick on the Issues

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Partial List of Candidates Running for President in 2020

(?) = expressed interest, and/or formed an exploratory committee, but has not yet formally declared




Republican Party

1. de la Fuente, Roque "Rocky" (now running as the Reform Party candidate)
2. Hogan, Larry (seemed likely, but not running)
3. Istvan, Zoltan
4. Kasich, John (dropped out)
5. Sanford, Mark (dropped out)
6. Trump, Donald J. (incumbent)
7. Walsh, William Joseph "Joe" (dropped out)
8. Weld, William R. ("Bill") (dropped out)




Democratic Party

1. Abrams, Stacey (seemed likely, but not running)
2. Arth, Michael E. (probably ineligible; born in the United Kingdom)
3. Bennet, Michael (dropped out)
4. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. ("Joe")
5. Bloomberg, Michael (dropped out)
6. Booker, Cory (dropped out)
7. Boyd, Mosie
8. Braun, Harry
9. Brown, Sherrod (dropped out)
10. Bullock, Steve (dropped out)
11. Buttigieg, Pete (dropped out)
12. Castro, Julian (dropped out)
13. deBlasio, Bill (dropped out)
14. Delaney, John (dropped out)
15. Gabbard, Tulsi (dropped out)
16. Gillibrand, Kristen (dropped out)
17. Gleib, Ben
18. Gravel, Michael ("Mike") (dropped out)
19. Greenstein, Mark Stewart
19. Harris, Kamala (dropped out)
20. Hickenlooper, John (dropped out)
21. Horowitz, Ami (dropped out)

22. Inslee, Jay (dropped out)
23. Klobuchar, Amy (dropped out)

24. Messam, Wayne (dropped out)
25. Moulton, Seth (dropped out)
26. Nwadike, Ken, Jr.
27. o'Rourke, Robert Francis ("Beto") (dropped out)
28. Ojeda, Richard, Jr. (dropped out)
29. Patrick, Deval (dropped out)
30. Ryan, Tim (dropped out)
31. Sanders, Bernard ("Bernie") (dropped out)
32. Sestak, Joe (dropped out)
34. Steyer, Tom (dropped out)
35. Swalwell, Eric (dropped out)

36. Warren, Elizabeth (dropped out)
37. Wells, Robby (dropped out)
38. Williamson, Marianne (dropped out)
39. Yang, Andrew (dropped out)

Libertarian Party

1. Abramson, Max (withdrew)
2. Amash, Justin
3. Ardeleanu, Sorinne
4. Armstrong, Kenneth "Ken"
5. Ashby, Stephan Blake
6. Avouris, Aaron
7. Behrman, Daniel ("Dan")
8. Benedix, Daniel
9. Berry, Joey
10. Blevins, Kenneth
11. Brown, Keith
12. Campbell, Joseph Charles
13. Chafee, Lincoln (withdrew)
14. Christmann, Daniel
15. Cook, M. E. Sergeant, Sr.
16. Davenport, Daniel
17. DePriest, Kyler
18. Dryke, Benjamin T. (declined to run)
19. Dunham, Keenan Wallace
20. Ellison, Brian
21. Faas, Souraya
22. Faucett, Peyton
23. Gerhardt, Erik Chase
24. Gray, James P.
25. Gray, Phil
26. Greer, Evret
27. Hale, Dakota
28. Hartliep, Bradley Scott
29. Hill, Jedidiah "Jedi"
30. Hornberger, Jacob  (came in 2nd place)
31. Horst, Heather
32. Hurst, William Joseph
33. Jackson, Ryan
34. Jones, Cameron
35. Jefferson, Cedric
36. Jefferson, Dakinya
37. Jefferson, Demondria
38. Jorgenson, Jo (won nomination)
39. Kokesh, Adam
40. Ince, Cecil Anthony Southwest
41. Layton, Nyle Benjamin "Ben"
42. Lea, Brandin
43. Leder, Benjamin G. ("Ben")
44. Lee, Kip
45. Lee, Seymour Art
46. Lowe, Donald Eugene
47. Lynch, Lorraine
48. Maldonado, Joseph Allen
49. McAfee, John David (was rumored, seeking vice presidential nomination instead)
50. McCutcheon, Shaun
51. Monds, John
52. Morris, Rickey
53. Peach, Jason Daniel
54. Perry, Darryl
55. Peterson, Austin
56. Phillips, John R.
57. Reid, Derrick Michael
58. Richey, Steven Allen "Steve"
59. Robb, Samuel Joseph
60. Ruff, Kimberly Margaret ("Kim") (withdrew)
61. Salas, Sandra
62. Seder, Sam (possible)
63. Sibillo, Jason Michael
64. Smith, Rhett Rosenquest
65. Spivey, Mark Douglas
66. Sportsinterviews, Leonard
67. Stefan, Christopher
68. Supreme, Vermin (came in 3rd place, now running as write-in independent)
69. Vanacore, Louis
70. Vohra, Arvin
71. Weaver, Christopher Francis
72. Whipple, Krista Marie
73. White, Justin
74. Whitney, Mark Ellerton
75. Wilkerson, Terry
76. Williams, Andy
77. Wysinger, Demetra

Sources for this information include:

http://ballotpedia.org/Libertarian_Party_presidential_nomination,_2020

Learn more about many of the above candidates at the following link:
http://beinglibertarian.com/libertarian-potus-2020/

Green Party

1. Augustson, Alan
2. Desuasido, Ivan-Jan
3. Hawkins, Howie (won nomination; has also received the nomination of the Socialist Workers' Party and several other parties)
4. Hunter, Dario (came in 2nd place, now running as an independent)
5. Kreml, Bill
6. Lambert, Dennis
7. Manley, Elijah
8. Mesplay, Kent
9. Milnes, Robert
10. Moyowasifza-Curry, Sedinam (now running as Mark Charles's running mate)
11. Nichols, Curt
12. Ogle, James
13. Rolde, David
14. Schiakman, Ian
15. Ventura, Jesse (received several delegates, now running as a write-in independent)





Constitution Party
1. Blankenship, Don (nominated)
2. Bradley, Scott
3. Castle, Darrell
4. Copeland, Scott
5. Kraut, Charles




American Free Soil Party (may have disbanded, nominee unknown)
1. Ramos, Enrique
2. Seaman, Adam





American Solidarity Party
1. Carroll, Brian T. (won nomination)
2. Perkins, Joshua
3. Schriner, Joe (now running as an independent)





Other Parties
1. Collins, Phil (Prohibition Party)
2. de la Fuente, Roque (Reform Party)
3. Hammons, Bill (Unity Party)
4. LaRiva, Gloria (Party for Socialism and Liberation, Peace and Freedom Party, Liberty Union Party)
5. Myers, J.R. (Life and Liberty Party)
6. Segal, Jerome (Bread and Roses Party)
7. West, Kanye (Birthday Party)
8. Zion, Ben (Transhumanist Party)






Independent Candidates

1. Amash, Justin (ran as an independent, then as a Libertarian, then dropped out)
2. Charles, Mark
3. Cuban, Mark (said no in an interview, but did not rule it out)
4. Kroell, Ronnie
5. Marks, Christopher "Chris"
6. Pierce, Brock
7. Simmons, Jade
8. Supreme, Vermin (came in 3rd for the Libertarian Party nomination, now running as a write-in independent candidate)



Click on the following links to see more candidates for the 2020 presidential election,
including the full list of nearly 700 people who have formally filed to run for president:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election

http://ballotpedia.org/List_of_registered_2020_presidential_candidates

http://politics1.com/p2020.htm?fbclid=IwAR2KbPhEXf93zsEa2b1pxUcEDJEFqsrk55eolC6wD6ogUBcDwfK6ifZoNMw

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/16-candidates-now-qualify-for-the-first-democratic-primary-debates/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election

Originally Published on April 16th, 2019

Expanded on April 18th and 29th; June 24th;
July 3rd and 22nd; August 26th; September 21st;
 November 8th, 13th, 14th, and 19th; December 3rd, 2019;
January 28th; March 5th and 16th;
April 9th, 13th, and 15th; May 5th, and July 31st, 2020

Each U.S. State's Republican and Democratic Presidential Primary Selection, 2016

My Political Evolution, 1999-2014

My ISideWith.Com Results, December 2013 to October 2014

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http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-bias-shapes-perception.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-self-designed-political-spectrum.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2012/03/political-compound.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/09/pareto-optimality-in-political-economy.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/us-political-spectrum-2008-2013.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/11/percentage-of-public-support-for.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/02/political-theory-flow-chart.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/03/tea-party-approval-ratings-of-possible.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/05/political-spectrum-for-2016-us.html

Percentage of Tea Party Supporters Approving of Possible 2016 G.O.P. Presidential Candidates

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http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2010/10/2010-2013-election-season-predictions.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2010/11/110th-111th-congress-votes-in_07.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2011/03/2012-electoral-college-predictions.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2011/05/2012-republican-presidential-candidates.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/09/pareto-optimality-in-political-economy.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/us-political-spectrum-2008-2013.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/11/percentage-of-public-support-for.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-this-electoral-map-of-2016.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/04/top-8-potential-presidential-candidate.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/04/2012-gop-presidential-candidates-ranked.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/05/campaign-finance-reform.html

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http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-bias-shapes-perception.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-self-designed-political-spectrum.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2012/03/political-compound.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/09/pareto-optimality-in-political-economy.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/us-political-spectrum-2008-2013.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2013/11/percentage-of-public-support-for.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/02/political-theory-flow-chart.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-political-evolution-1999-2014.html

http://www.aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2014/05/political-spectrum-for-2016-us.html

"Stand with Rand" Lyrics

(Introduction spoken, except where in italics:)

Well in two thousand eight, yeah, I was goin' real straight
And so I voted for a man named McCain
And in two thousand nine, I was doin' real fine
Except my heart was in a lot of pain
And in two thousand ten, I had a heart 'ttack again
Which brought my grand total up to seven
And that's when my friend said to me, "don't pretend"
Said "get Obamacare in twenty-eleven"
In two thousand twelve, I only thought of myself
And so I voted for a man named Romney
Then in twenty-thirteen, the doctors took out my spleen
And so I wish we'd had a better nominee
Then my friend said to me, "with Obama you're free"
I said "hey man, I'm better off dead"
He said "hey man, that's mean, what about twenty-sixteen?"
and this is what I said


(Verse 1, remainder of lyrics sung:)

There's a-times when he's a-workin' on his budget
And I bet sometimes he wants to say "aw, fudge it"
But I know that my old Rand's gonna pull through
Bringin' prosperity to folks like me and you


(Chorus:)

I'm an American man and I Stand with Rand
I hold that 'merican flag in my hand
Like my daddy done did before me at Iwo Jima
I'm six foot tall and I watch football
I love my country, it's one for all
Like my daddy done did before me at Hiroshima


(Verse 2:)

There's a-times when he's filibust'rin' in the Senate
And the Democrats just make him say "god dammit"
But I know that my old Rand's gonna pull through
Steerin' foreign policy away from them damn Jews


(Repeat Chorus)


(Verse 3:)

There are folks who say Rand's daddy's a curmudgeon
But I say old Ron Paul is just a Russian
But I know that my old Rand's gonna pull through
Gonna turn red all those states that now are blue


(Repeat Chorus)


(Verse 4:)

There's-a times when he's debatin' all them gummints
And I bet sometimes he wants to say "dad gummit"
But I know that my old Rand's gonna pull through
Gonna give the ol' what-for t' A.C.L.U.


(Final Chorus:)

I'm an American man and I Stand with Rand
I hold that 'merican flag in my hand
Like my daddy done did before me at Iwo Jima
I'm six foot tall and I watch football
I love my country, it's one for all
Like my daddy done did before me at Hiroshima
I love America, but I hate F.E.M.A.





The full song can be heard at the following address:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLSHLQFQqRY

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