Blue Dog Coalition in the 117th United States Congress
This is a list of members of the Blue Dog Coalition .
The co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition for the 118th Congress are Jared Golden (ME-02), Mary Peltola (AK-AL), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03).[ 1] Former chair Rep. Stephanie Murphy , a Vietnamese-American, was the first woman of color to lead the Blue Dog Coalition in its history.[ 2]
As of April 2024, the caucus includes 10 members.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Members for the 118th Congress [ edit ]
Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) - Lost re-nomination
Jim Cooper (TN-05) - Retired
Charlie Crist (FL-13) - Ran for Governor & was defeated
Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) - Retired
Tom O'Halleran (AZ-02) - Defeated
Kurt Schrader (OR-05) - Lost re-nomination
Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) - Defeated
Joe Cunningham (SC-01) - Defeated
Kendra Horn (OK-05) - Defeated
Dan Lipinski (IL-3) - Lost renomination[ 6]
Ben McAdams (UT-4) - Defeated
Collin Peterson (MN-07) - Defeated
Max Rose (NY-11) - Defeated
Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) - Defeated
After the 2018 House of Representatives elections , the caucus grew from 18 members to 24 members, registering an increment in membership of little more than 33%.[ 7] All incumbents seeking re-election won their races.[ 8]
Brad Ashford (NE-2) - Defeated
Gwen Graham (FL-2) - Retired
Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) - Ran for Senate & was defeated
Resigned during 112th Congress [ edit ]
Declined to seek re-election [ edit ]
Appointed or elected to other offices [ edit ]
Left the Blue Dog Coalition [ edit ]
^ Ferris, Sarah (May 24, 2023). "The Blue Dog Coalition is adding a new member to their centrist ranks, alongside a fresh "fishing states" leadership group" . POLITICO . Retrieved May 24, 2023 .
^ Cross, Tiffany D. (November 28, 2018). "Blue Dog Coalition Elects First Woman of Color as Co-Chair" . The Beat DC . Archived from the original on May 10, 2019.
^ Mutnick, Ally; Ferris, Sarah (January 24, 2023). "Rebranding rift guts Blue Dog Dem ranks" . POLITICO . Retrieved January 24, 2023 .
^ Ferris, Sarah (March 9, 2023). "The centrist Blue Dogs have found a new member after a rebranding rift earlier this year: Mary Peltola" . POLITICO . Retrieved March 9, 2023 .
^ "Members | Blue Dog Coalition" . bluedogcaucus-golden.house.gov . 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24 .
^ Mutnick, Ally (March 18, 2020). "Rep. Dan Lipinski falls in Democratic primary" . POLITICO . Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
^ Douglas, William; Irby, Kate (January 23, 2019). "Shutdown, health care, budget: How moderate House Democrats will influence the party" . McClatchy DC .
^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 13, 2018). "House Democratic Factions All See Gains After Midterms" . Roll Call .
^ a b c "Blue Dog Coalition Adds Four New Members" . Office of Kurt Schrader. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15 .
^ a b c d e f Hook, Janet (December 5, 1995). "House's Blue Dogs Teaching Old Democrats New Tricks : Congress: After November whipping, these 21 lawmakers have rebuilt clout in the budget talks. They're being courted by White House and GOP" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
^ a b "Blue Dog Coalition" . Fact-index.com . 1994-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-23 .
^ Miller, Hayley (December 19, 2019). "Rep. Jeff Van Drew Officially Switches Parties, Pledges 'Undying Support' For Trump" . HuffPost .
^ Hearn, Josephine (14 June 2007). "Who did the Blue Dogs bite?" . Politico . Retrieved 13 August 2018 .
House
Republicans (217) Democrats (213) Bipartisan
Senate Caucuses with no known membership as of the 117th Congress do not have memberships listed.