Congressional Equality Caucus

Caucus in the U.S. Congress promoting LGBTQI+ rights

Congressional Equality Caucus

Chair| Mark Takano
Founded| 2008
Ideology| LGBTQI+ rights
Seats in the House|

195 / 432

Seats in the House Democratic Caucus|

195 / 212

Seats in the House Republican Caucus|

0 / 220

Seats in the United States Senate|

0 / 100

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Congressional Equality Caucus Members at the Kick-off Press Conference from left to right: Niki Tsongas (D–MA), José E. Serrano (D–NY), Xavier Becerra (D–CA), Hilda Solis (D–CA), Jerry Nadler (D–NY), Barbara Lee (D–CA), Tammy Baldwin (D–WI), Lois Capps (D–CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R–FL), Linda Sánchez (D–CA), Mike Honda (D–CA), Jim McGovern (D–MA), Barney Frank (D–MA), Chris Shays (R–CT)

The Congressional Equality Caucus, formerly the Congressional LGBTQ+ Caucus, was formed by openly gay representatives Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank on June 4, 2008, to advance LGBT+ rights.[1][2] The caucus is chaired by the most senior openly LGBTQI+ member of Congress and is co-chaired by the other openly-LGBTQI+ members of the United States House of Representatives'; during the 119th Congress, the caucus is chaired by Representative Mark Takano and is co-chaired by cepresentatives Mark Pocan, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Chris Pappas, Ritchie Torres, Becca Balint, Robert Garcia, Eric Sorensen, Julie Johnson, Sarah McBride, and Emily Randall.[3]

At the beginning of the 119th Congress, the Congressional Equality Caucus is the largest caucus in the United States House of Representatives with 191 members, the most the caucus has ever started a Congress with. In the 118th Congress, the Equality Caucus had a peak membership of 195.

Members of the Equality Caucus have passed several notable pieces of legislation to expand or codify LGBTQI+ rights into federal law, including the Respect for Marriage Act (which was signed into law by President Biden in 2022) and the Equality Act (which passed the U.S. House in the 116th and 117th Congresses, but was never voted on in the Senate).

## Mission

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The mission of the caucus is to work for LGBTQI+ rights, the repeal of laws discriminatory against LGBTQI+ persons, the elimination of hate-motivated violence, and improved health and well-being for all persons, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.[4] The caucus serves as a resource for members of Congress, their staffs, and the public on LGBTQI+ issues.[4] Unlike the Congressional Black Caucus, famous for admitting only Black members, the Equality Caucus admits any member of Congress who is willing to advance LGBTQI+ rights, regardless of their sexual identity or orientation. Historically, the caucus is co-chaired by every openly-LGBTQI+ member of Congress.

### Equality PAC

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In February 2016, caucus leadership formed the Equality PAC to support candidates running for federal office who are LGBTQI+ or seek to advance LGBTQI+ rights. On March 14, 2016, the board of the Equality PAC voted to endorse Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential election.[5]

### Task forces

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During the 114th United States Congress, the caucus formed the Transgender Equality Task Force (TETF) and the LGBTQ+ Aging Issues Task Force (now LGBTQI+ Aging Issues Task Force).

In the 119th Congress, the TETF is co-chaired by Pramila Jayapal and Sara Jacobs and is committed to pushing for legislative and administrative action to ensure that transgender people are treated equally and with dignity and respect.

The LGBTQI+ Aging Issues Task Force is chaired by Suzanne Bonamici in the 119th Congress and works to push for legislative and administrative action to protect the dignity and security of elderly LGBTQI+ people.[6]

The International LGBTQI+ Rights Task Force was established in the 119th Congress to "serve as a central organizing point in Congress for advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ around the world, including by responding to efforts to criminalize LGBTQI+ identities" and is co-chaired by Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride.

## Membership

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Congressional Equality Caucus in the 118th United States Congress

Democratic members (195)

Democratic non-members (17)

The below table summarizes the number of caucus members by party over a number of legislative sessions; the drop in membership numbers in the 114th congress was predominantly due to this being the first year that caucus members were charged fees for their membership ($400 per member, $2,100 per vice chair, $7,500 per co-chair):[7]

Congress  | Democratic  | Republican  | Total

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111th | 90  | 1  | 91[8]
112th | 101  | 3  | 104[9]
113th | 112  | 2  | 114[10]
114th | 55  | 0  | 55[11]
115th | 113  | 2  | 115[12]
116th | 164  | 1  | 165[13]
117th | 175  | 0  | 175[14]
118th | 195  | 0  | 195[15]
119th | 191  | 0  | 195

### Chairs

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The CEC has every openly-LGBTQI+ member as co-chairs. It was initially founded in 2008 under Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank, who both departed the House in 2013.[16] Jared Polis was then the most senior LGBT member, and his office served as host for its website and congressional staff support alongside lead sponsorship of its marquee bill (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act) until his departure from the House in 2019.[17][18] These duties were taken up by David Cicilline, the lead sponsor of the Equality Act.[19] In 2021, Cicilline was being described as the lead chair among the co-chairs through the end of the 117th Congress in January 2023.[20] Mark Pocan was then formally named as chair for the 118th Congress, stating the caucus had moved to a rotating system where the most senior co-chair would formally become the lead chair for a congressional term.[21] Mark Takano, who now leads the Equality Act in the U.S. House, was then named as chair for the 119th Congress.[22]

## 119th Congress

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### Co-chairs

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* Becca Balint (D–Vermont)
* Angie Craig (D–Minnesota)
* Sharice Davids (D–Kansas)
* Robert Garcia (D–California)
* Julie Johnson (D―Texas)
* Sarah McBride (D―Delaware)
* Chris Pappas (D–New Hampshire)
* Mark Pocan (D–Wisconsin)
* Emily Randall (D―Washington)
* Eric Sorensen (D–Illinois)
* Mark Takano (D–California)
* Ritchie Torres (D–New York)

### Vice chairs

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* Suzanne Bonamici (D–Oregon)
* Judy Chu (D–California)
* Lloyd Doggett (D–Texas)
* Lizzie Fletcher (D–Texas)
* Maxwell Frost (D–Florida)
* Sara Jacobs (D–California)
* Pramila Jayapal (D–Washington)
* Raja Krishnamoorthi (D–Illinois)
* Ted Lieu (D–California)
* Grace Meng (D–New York)
* Jerrold Nadler (D–New York)
* Scott Peters (D–California)
* Chellie Pingree (D–Maine)
* Mike Quigley (D–Illinois)
* Jamie Raskin (D–Maryland)
* Linda Sánchez (D–California)
* Mary Gay Scanlon (D–Pennsylvania)
* Darren Soto (D–Florida)
* Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D–Florida)

### Members

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* Alma Adams (D–North Carolina)
* Pete Aguilar (D–California)
* Colin Allred (D–Texas), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Gabe Amo (D―Rhode Island)
* Jake Auchincloss (D–Massachusetts)
* Nanette Barragán (D–California)
* Joyce Beatty (D–Ohio)
* Ami Bera (D–California)
* Don Beyer (D–Virginia)
* Brendan Boyle (D–Pennsylvania)
* Shontel Brown (D–Ohio)
* Julia Brownley (D–California)
* Nikki Budzinski (D–Illinois)
* Salud Carbajal (D–California)
* André Carson (D–Indiana)
* Troy Carter (D–Louisiana)
* Greg Casar (D–Texas)
* Ed Case (D–Hawaii)
* Sean Casten (D–Illinois)
* Kathy Castor (D–Florida)
* Joaquin Castro (D–Texas)
* Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D–Florida)
* Yvette Clarke (D–New York)
* Emanuel Cleaver (D–Missouri)
* Steve Cohen (D–Tennessee)
* Gerry Connolly (D–Virginia)
* Lou Correa (D–California)
* Jim Costa (D–California)
* Joe Courtney (D–Connecticut)
* Jasmine Crockett (D–Texas)
* Jason Crow (D–Colorado)
* Danny K. Davis (D–Illinois)
* Madeleine Dean (D–Pennsylvania)
* Diana DeGette (D–Colorado)
* Rosa DeLauro (D–Connecticut)
* Suzan DelBene (D–Washington)
* Chris Deluzio (D–Pennsylvania)
* Mark DeSaulnier (D–California)
* Debbie Dingell (D–Michigan)
* Veronica Escobar (D–Texas)
* Anna Eshoo (D–California), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Adriano Espaillat (D–New York)
* Dwight Evans (D–Pennsylvania)
* Bill Foster (D–Illinois)
* Valerie Foushee (D–North Carolina)
* Lois Frankel (D–Florida)
* John Garamendi (D–California)
* Chuy García (D–Illinois)
* Sylvia Garcia (D–Texas)
* Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D–Washington)
* Jared Golden (D–Maine)
* Dan Goldman (D–New York)
* Jimmy Gomez (D–California)
* Vincente Gonzalez (D–Texas)
* Josh Gottheimer (D–New Jersey)
* Al Green (D–Texas)
* Raúl Grijalva (D–Arizona)
* Jahana Hayes (D–Connecticut)
* Brian Higgins (D–New York)
* Jim Himes (D–Connecticut)
* Steven Horsford (D–Nevada)
* Chrissy Houlahan (D–Pennsylvania)
* Val Hoyle (D–Oregon)
* Jared Huffman (D–California)
* Glenn Ivey (D–Maryland)
* Hank Johnson (D–Georgia)
* Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D–California)
* Bill Keating (D–Massachusetts)
* Robin Kelly (D–Illinois)
* Ro Khanna (D–California)
* Derek Kilmer (D–Washington), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Ann McLane Kuster (D–New Hampshire), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Greg Landsman (D–Ohio)
* Rick Larsen (D–Washington)
* John B. Larson (D–Connecticut)
* Summer Lee (D–Pennsylvania)
* Susie Lee (D–Nevada)
* Teresa Leger Fernandez (D–New Mexico)
* Mike Levin (D–California)
* Zoe Lofgren (D–California)
* Stephen F. Lynch (D–Massachusetts)
* Seth Magaziner (D–Rhode Island)
* Kathy Manning (D–North Carolina), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Doris Matsui (D–California)
* Lucy McBath (D–Georgia)
* Jennifer McClellan (D–Virginia)
* Morgan McGarvey (D–Kentucky)
* James McGovern (D–Massachusetts)
* Gregory Meeks (D–New York)
* Rob Menendez (D–New Jersey)
* Kweisi Mfume (D–Maryland)
* Gwen Moore (D–Wisconsin)
* Joseph Morelle (D–New York)
* Jared Moskowitz (D–Florida)
* Seth Moulton (D–Massachusetts)
* Frank J. Mrvan (D–Indiana)
* Kevin Mullin (D–California)
* Grace Napolitano (D–California), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Joe Neguse (D–Colorado)
* Wiley Nickel (D–North Carolina), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Donald Norcross (D–New Jersey)
* Eleanor Holmes Norton (D–District of Columbia)
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–New York)
* Ilhan Omar (D–Minnesota)
* Frank Pallone (D–New Jersey)
* Jimmy Panetta (D–California)
* Nancy Pelosi (D–California)
* Brittany Pettersen (D–Colorado)
* Dean Phillips (D–Minnesota), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Ayanna Pressley (D–Massachusetts)
* Delia Ramirez (D–Illinois)
* Deborah K. Ross (D–North Carolina)
* Raul Ruiz (D–California)
* Dutch Ruppersberger (D–Maryland), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Pat Ryan (D–New York)
* Andrea Salinas (D–Oregon)
* John Sarbanes (D–Maryland), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Jan Schakowsky (D–Illinois)
* Brad Schneider (D–Illinois)
* Hillary Scholten (D–Michigan)
* Kim Schrier (D–Washington)
* Bobby Scott (D–Virginia)
* David Scott (D–Georgia)
* Terri Sewell (D–Alabama)
* Brad Sherman (D–California)
* Mikie Sherrill (D–New Jersey)
* Adam Smith (D–Washington)
* Abigail Spanberger (D–Virginia), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Melanie Stansbury (D–New Mexico)
* Greg Stanton (D–Arizona)
* Haley Stevens (D–Michigan)
* Marilyn Strickland (D–Washington)
* Eric Swalwell (D–California)
* Emilia Sykes (D–Ohio)
* Shri Thanedar (D–Michigan)
* Dina Titus (D–Nevada)
* Rashida Tlaib (D–Michigan)
* Jill Tokuda (D–Hawaii)
* Paul Tonko (D–New York)
* Norma Torres (D–California)
* Lori Trahan (D–Massachusetts)
* David Trone (D–Maryland), retiring at end of 118th Congress.
* Lauren Underwood (D–Illinois)
* Juan Vargas (D–California)
* Gabe Vasquez (D–New Mexico)
* Marc Veasey (D–Texas)
* Nydia Velázquez (D–New York)
* Maxine Waters (D–California)
* Bonnie Watson Coleman (D–New Jersey)
* Susan Wild (D–Pennsylvania), lost re-election in 2024.
* Nikema Williams (D–Georgia)
* Frederica Wilson (D–Florida)

## Former co-chairs

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* Tammy Baldwin (D–Wisconsin; elected to Senate in 2012)
* David Cicilline (D–Rhode Island; retired in 2023)
* Barney Frank (D–Massachusetts; retired in 2013)
* Mondaire Jones (D–New York; lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting)
* Sean Patrick Maloney (D–New York; lost re-election in 2022)
* Jared Polis (D–Colorado; elected to become Governor of Colorado in 2018)
* Kyrsten Sinema (D–Arizona; elected to Senate in 2018)
* Katie Hill (D–California; resigned in 2019)

## Former members

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* Neil Abercrombie (D–Hawaii; ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2010)
* Rob Andrews (D–New Jersey; resigned in 2014)
* Gary Ackerman (D–New York; retired in 2013)
* Karen Bass (D–California; elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022)
* Xavier Becerra (D–California; resigned to become Attorney General of California in 2017)
* Shelley Berkley (D–Nevada; ran for Senate in 2012)
* Howard Berman (D–California; defeated in 2012)
* Tim Bishop (D–New York; retired in 2015)
* Earl Blumenauer (D–Oregon; left caucus in 2023)
* Lisa Blunt Rochester (D–Delaware; elected to Senate in 2024)
* Jamaal Bowman (D–New York; lost renomination in 2024)
* Bob Brady (D–Pennsylvania)
* Bruce Braley (D–Iowa; unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2014)
* Anthony Brindisi (D–New York; defeated in 2021 after contested election)
* Anthony Brown (D–Maryland; elected Attorney General of Maryland in 2022)
* Cori Bush (D–Missouri; lost renomination in 2024)
* Cheri Bustos (D–Illinois; retired in 2022)
* Yadira Caraveo (D–Colorado; defeated in 2024)
* Tony Cárdenas (D–California; retired in 2024)
* Matt Cartwright (D–Pennsylvania; defeated in 2024)
* Lois Capps (D–California; retired in 2017)
* Michael Capuano (D–Massachusetts)
* Gil Cisneros (D–California; defeated in 2020)
* Katherine Clark (D–Massachusetts; left caucus when elected Minority Whip)
* Hansen Clarke (D–Michigan; defeated in 2012)
* Gerry Connolly (D–Virginia; left caucus)
* John Conyers (D–Michigan)
* TJ Cox (D–California; defeated in 2020)
* Charlie Crist (D–Florida; ran for Governor of Florida in 2022)
* Joe Cunningham (D–South Carolina; defeated in 2020)
* Carlos Curbelo (R–Florida; defeated in 2018)
* Susan Davis (D–California; retired in 2021)
* Peter DeFazio (D–Oregon)
* Bill Delahunt (D–Massachusetts; retired in 2011)
* John Delaney (D–Maryland)
* Rosa DeLauro (D–Connecticut)
* Antonio Delgado (D–New York, resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of New York in 2022)
* Val Demings (D–Florida; retired in 2022)
* Ted Deutch (D–Florida, resigned in 2022 to head the American Jewish Committee.)
* Mike Doyle (D–Pennsylvania)
* Keith Ellison (D–Minnesota)
* Eliot Engel (D–New York; lost renomination in 2020)
* Elizabeth Esty (D–Connecticut)
* Chaka Fattah (D–Pennsylvania)
* Bob Filner (D–California; elected mayor of San Diego in 2012)
* Abby Finkenauer (D–Iowa; defeated in 2020)
* Marcia L. Fudge (D–Ohio)
* Chuy García (D–Illinois)
* Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii; ran for Democratic Party Presidential Nominee in 2020, did not run for reelection)
* Ruben Gallego (D–Arizona; elected to Senate in 2024)
* Gabby Giffords (D–Arizona; resigned in 2012)
* Charlie Gonzalez (D–Texas; retired in 2013)
* Luis Gutierrez (D–Illinois)
* Deb Haaland (D–New Mexico; resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior in 2021)
* Josh Harder (D-California; left caucus in 2023)
* Kai Kahele (D–Hawaii; ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2022)
* Janice Hahn (D–California; elected to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2016)
* Colleen Hanabusa (D–Hawaii; ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2018)
* Richard L. Hanna (R–New York; retired in 2017)
* Phil Hare (D–Illinois; defeated in 2010)
* Jane Harman (D–California; resigned in 2011)
* Alcee Hastings (D–Florida; died in 2021)
* Nan Hayworth (R–New York; defeated in 2012)
* Denny Heck (D–Washington; elected Lt. Governor of Washington in 2020)
* Martin Heinrich (D–New Mexico; elected to Senate in 2012)
* Maurice Hinchey (D–New York; retired in 2013)
* Mazie Hirono (D–Hawaii; elected to Senate in 2012)
* Eleanor Holmes Norton (D–District of Columbia)
* Rush Holt Jr. (D–New Jersey; retired in 2015)
* Steve Israel (D–New York; retired in 2017)
* Jeff Jackson (D–North Carolina; elected to become Attorney General of North Carolina in 2024)
* Sheila Jackson Lee (D–Texas)
* Hakeem Jeffries (D–New York; left caucus when elected Minority Leader)
* Eddie Bernice Johnson (D–Texas; retired in 2022)
* Joe Kennedy III (D–Massachusetts; ran for Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020)
* Patrick J. Kennedy (D–Rhode Island; retired in 2011)
* Ruben Kihuen (D–Nevada)
* Dan Kildee (D–Michigan; retired in 2024)
* Mary Jo Kilroy (D–Ohio; defeated in 2010)
* Andy Kim (D–New Jersey; elected to Senate in 2024)
* Dennis Kucinich (D–Ohio; defeated in 2012)
* Conor Lamb (D–Pennsylvania; ran for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate of Pennsylvania in 2022)
* James Langevin (D–Rhode Island)
* Barbara Lee (D–California; ran for Senate in 2024)
* Andy Levin (D–Michigan; lost nomination in 2022)
* Sander Levin (D–Michigan)
* John Lewis (D–Georgia)
* Dave Loebsack (D–Iowa; retired in 2021)
* Alan Lowenthal (D–California; retired in 2022)
* Nita Lowey (D–New York; retired in 2021)
* Elaine Luria (D-Virginia; lost reelection in 2022)
* Michelle Lujan Grisham (D–New Mexico; elected to become Governor of New Mexico in 2018)
* Stephen Lynch (D–Massachusetts)
* Dan Maffei (D–New York; defeated in 2014)
* Tom Malinowski (D-New Jersey; lost reelection in 2022)
* Carolyn Maloney (D–New York; lost renomination in 2022)
* Ben McAdams (D–Utah; defeated in 2020)
* Carolyn McCarthy (D–New York)
* Betty McCollum (D–Minnesota)
* Jim McDermott (D–Washington; retired in 2017)
* Jim McGovern (D–Massachusetts)
* Don McEachin (D-Virginia; died in 2022)
* Michael McMahon (D–New York; defeated in 2010)
* Jerry McNerney (D–California)
* Michael R. McNulty (D–New York; retired in 2008)
* George Miller (D–California; retired in 2015)
* Jim Moran (D–Virginia; retired in 2015)
* Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D–Florida; defeated in 2020)
* Chris Murphy (D–Connecticut; elected to Senate in 2012)
* Patrick Murphy (D–Pennsylvania; defeated in 2010)
* Patrick Murphy (D–Florida; ran for Senate in 2016)
* Stephanie Murphy (D–Florida; retired in 2022)
* Grace Napolitano (D–California)
* Marie Newman (D–Illinois; lost renomination in 2022)
* Beto O'Rourke (D–Texas; ran for Senate in 2018)
* Bill Pascrell (D–New Jersey; died in 2024)
* Ed Perlmutter (D–Colorado; retired in 2022)
* Gary Peters (D–Michigan; elected to Senate in 2014)
* Katie Porter (D–California; ran for Senate in 2024)
* Kathleen Rice (D–New York; retired)
* Laura Richardson (D–California; defeated in 2012)
* Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R–Florida; retired in 2019)
* Max Rose (D–New York; defeated in 2020)
* Steven Rothman (D–New Jersey; defeated in 2012)
* Harley Rouda (D–California; defeated in 2020)
* Gregorio Sablan (D–Northern Mariana Islands)
* Loretta Sanchez (D–California)
* John Sarbanes (D–Maryland)
* Adam Schiff (D–California; elected to Senate in 2024)
* Kurt Schrader (D–Oregon)
* Allyson Schwartz (D–Pennsylvania; ran for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014)
* José E. Serrano (D–New York; retired in 2021)
* Joe Sestak (D–Pennsylvania; ran for Senate in 2010)
* Donna Shalala (D–Florida; defeated in 2020)
* Chris Shays (R–Connecticut; defeated in 2008)
* Carol Shea-Porter (D–New Hampshire)
* Elissa Slotkin (D–Michigan; elected to Senate in 2024)
* Hilda Solis (D–California; resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor in 2009)
* Pete Stark (D–California; defeated in 2012)
* Betty Sutton (D–Ohio; defeated in 2012)
* Xochitl Torres Small (D–New Mexico; defeated in 2020)
* Edolphus Towns (D–New York; retired in 2013)
* Jeff Van Drew (R–New Jersey; left caucus in 2020, rejoined in 2021, and left again in 2022)
* Chris Van Hollen (D–Maryland; elected to Senate in 2016)
* Tim Walz (D–Minnesota; elected to become Governor of Minnesota in 2018)
* Peter Welch (D-Vermont; elected to Senate in 2022)
* Robert Wexler (D–Florida; resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation in 2010)
* Jennifer Wexton (D–Virginia; retired in 2024).
* Lynn Woolsey (D–California; retired in 2013)
* David Wu (D–Oregon; resigned in 2011)

## See also

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* LGBTQ portal

* Congressional caucus
* Caucuses of the United States Congress
* List of LGBT members of the United States Congress
* California Legislative LGBT Caucus
* Pennsylvania LGBT Equality Caucus
* New York City Council LGBT Caucus

## References

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1. ^ "House Members Form LGBT Equality Caucus: Goal is Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Americans" (Press release). LGBT Equality Caucus. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
2. ^ "U.S. House Members Form First Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus", The Advocate, February 5, 2008, retrieved April 7, 2010
3. ^ "Equality Caucus Announces Co-Chairs for the 119th Congress". January 10, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|archive-url=` value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ a b "Mission". LGBT Equality Caucus. June 12, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
5. ^ Equality PAC latest to endorse Clinton
6. ^ "Task Forces". LGBT Equality Caucus. March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
7. ^ "Membership in LGBT caucus may decline in 114th Congress". February 4, 2015.
8. ^ "LGBT Equality Caucus Membership List". Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
9. ^ "LGBT Equality Caucus Membership List". Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
10. ^ "Previous Membership". LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. January 5, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
11. ^ "House Equality Caucus Announces Membership for the 114th Congress". Congressional Equality Caucus. February 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
12. ^ "House LGBT Caucus Announces Bipartisan, 102 Person Membership in the 115th Congress | LGBT Equality Caucus". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
13. ^ "House LGBT Caucus Announces Largest Membership in Caucus History with 165 Members in the 116th Congress". March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
14. ^ "Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Members". February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
15. ^ "Congressional Equality Members". July 13, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080712221917/http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/04/3
17. ^ "Equality Caucus praises Senate passage of ENDA | Congressional Equality Caucus". November 8, 2013.
18. ^ "Roddy Flynn joins the Equality Caucus as Executive Director | Congressional Equality Caucus". June 17, 2015.
19. ^ "House LGBT Caucus Announces Largest Membership in Caucus History with 165 Members in the 116th Congress | Congressional Equality Caucus". March 11, 2019.
20. ^ "Equality Caucus Applauds Early Pro-LGBTQ+ Actions of Biden Administration | Congressional Equality Caucus". January 21, 2021.
21. ^ "Congressional Equality Caucus Announces Congressman Mark Pocan as its Chair for the 118th Congress | Congressional Equality Caucus". January 9, 2023.
22. ^ "Mark Takano Announced as Next Congressional Equality Caucus Chair | Congressional Equality Caucus". January 2, 2025.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.

* LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus – official website
* LGBT Equality Caucus – web archived 115th Congress
* "Congressional caucus launched for LGBT rights", The Advocate (Gay.com), June 4, 2008.
* DiGuglielmo, Joey. "Frank, Baldwin launch LGBT Equality Caucus", The Washington Blade, June 4, 2008.
* "Keith Ellison is Proud to be Named Vice-Chairman of Bipartisan Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus", Re-Elect Keith Ellison for U.S. Congress, retrieved July 20, 2008.

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* Born outside the U.S.
* Resigned
* Appointed
* Switched parties

House|

* Members
* seniority
* Dean
* Former
* Expelled, censured, and reprimanded
* Served a single term
* Lost re-election in a primary
* Switched parties
* Elected but did not serve

New members|

* 90th (1967)
* 91st (1969)
* 92nd (1971)
* 93rd (1973)
* 94th (1975)
* 95th (1977)
* 96th (1979)
* 97th (1981)
* 98th (1983)
* 99th (1985)
* 100th (1987)
* 101st (1989)
* 102nd (1991)
* 103rd (1993)
* 104th (1995)
* 105th (1997)
* 106th (1999)
* 107th (2001)
* 108th (2003)
* 109th (2005)
* 110th (2007)
* 111th (2009)
* 112th (2011)
* 113th (2013)
* 114th (2015)
* 115th (2017)
* 116th (2019)
* 117th (2021)
* 118th (2023)
* 119th (2025)

Leaders|

| Senate|

* President
* list
* President pro tempore
* list
* Leaders
* Democratic Caucus
* Chair
* Secretary
* Policy Committee Chair
* Republican Conference
* Chair
* Vice-Chair
* Policy Committee Chair

|

House|

* Speaker
* list
* Leaders
* Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group
* Democratic Caucus
* Republican Conference

Districts|

* List
* Apportionment
* Gerrymandering

Groups|

| Congressional caucus|

* Caucuses of the United States Congress

|

Ethnic and racial|

* African-American members
* Senate
* House
* Black Caucus
* Arab and Middle Eastern members
* Asian Pacific American members
* Asian Pacific American Caucus
* Hispanic and Latino members
* list
* Hispanic Caucus
* Hispanic Conference
* Jewish members
* Jewish Caucus
* Native American members

Gender and sexual identity|

* LGBT members
* Equality Caucus
* Women
* Senate
* House
* Issues Caucus
* current House

Occupation|

* Physicians

Religion|

* Buddhist members
* Hindu members
* Jewish members
* Mormon (LDS) members
* Muslim members
* Quaker members
* Sikh members

Related|

* By length of service historically
* Current members by wealth
* From multiple states
* Died in office
* 1790–1899
* 1900–1949
* 1950–1999
* 2000–present
* Killed or wounded in office
* Party switchers
* Slave owners

Powers, privileges, procedure, committees, history, media

| Powers|

* Article I
* Copyright
* Commerce (Dormant)
* Contempt of Congress
* Declaration of war
* Impeachment
* Inquiries
* Trial
* Naturalization
* "Necessary and Proper"
* Power of enforcement
* Taxing/spending

|

Privileges|

* Salaries
* Franking
* Immunity

Procedure|

* Act of Congress
* list
* Appropriation bill
* Bill
* Budget process
* Censure
* Closed sessions
* House
* Senate
* Cloture
* Concurrent resolution
* Continuing resolution
* Dear Colleague letter
* Discharge petition
* Enrolled bill
* Expulsion
* Joint resolution
* Joint session
* list
* Lame-duck session
* Magic minute
* Majority of the majority (Hastert Rule)
* Multiple referral
* House procedures
* Quorum call
* Reconciliation
* Rider
* Saxbe fix
* Sponsorship
* Suspension of the rules
* Unanimous consent
* Veto
* Line-item veto
* Pocket veto

Senate-specific|

* Advice and consent
* Blue slip (U.S. Senate)
* Classes
* Executive communication
* Executive session
* Filibuster
* Jefferson's Manual
* Senate Journal
* Morning business
* Nuclear option
* Presiding Officer
* Recess appointment
* Reconciliation
* Riddick's Senate Procedure
* Senate hold
* Senatorial courtesy
* Seniority
* Standing Rules
* Tie-breaking votes
* Traditions
* Treaty Clause

Committees|

* Chairman and ranking member
* Of the Whole
* Conference
* Discharge petition
* Hearings
* Markup
* Oversight
* List (Joint)
* List (House)
* List (Senate)
* Select and special
* Standing
* Subcommittees

Items|

* Gavels
* Mace of the House
* Seal of the Senate

History|

* House history
* memoirs
* speaker elections
* Senate history
* election disputes
* memoirs
* Continental Congress
* Federal Hall (1789–1790)
* Congress Hall (1790–1800)
* Old Brick Capitol (1815–1819)
* Biographical Directory
* Divided government
* Party divisions

Media|

* C-SPAN
* Congressional Quarterly
* The Hill
* Politico
* Roll Call

Capitol Complex (Capitol Hill)

| Legislative
offices|

* Congressional staff
* Gov. Accountability Office (GAO)
* Comptroller General
* Architect of the Capitol
* Cap. Police
* Board
* Cap. Guide Service
* Congr. Budget Office (CBO)
* Congr. Workplace Rights (OCWR)
* Library of Congress
* Gov. Publishing Office (GPO)
* Technology Assessment

|

Offices|

| Senate|

* Curator
* Historical
* Library

|

House|

* Congr. Ethics
* Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations
* Interparliamentary Affairs
* Law Revision Counsel
* Legislative Counsel
* Library

Employees|

| Senate|

* Secretary
* Chaplain
* Curator
* Historian
* Librarian
* Pages
* Parliamentarian
* Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper

|

House|

* Chaplain
* Chief Administrative Officer
* Clerk
* Doorkeeper
* Floor Operations
* Floor Services Chief
* Historian
* Pages
* Board
* Parliamentarian
* Postmaster
* Reading Clerk
* Sergeant at Arms

Library of
Congress|

* Congressional Research Service
* reports
* Copyright Office
* Register of Copyrights
* Law Library
* Poet Laureate
* THOMAS
* Adams Building
* Jefferson Building
* Madison Building

Gov.
Publishing Office|

* Public Printer
* Congressional Pictorial Directory
* Congressional Record
* Official Congressional Directory
* U.S. Gov. Manual
* Serial Set
* Statutes at Large
* United States Code

Capitol Building|

* List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex
* List of portraits in the United States House of Representatives collection (A-J)
* Brumidi Corridors
* Congressional Prayer Room
* Crypt
* Dome
* Statue of Freedom
* Rotunda
* Hall of Columns
* Statuary Hall
* Visitor Center
* The Apotheosis of Washington
* Statue of Freedom
* Declaration of Independence painting
* Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
* Apotheosis of Democracy
* Progress of Civilization Pediment
* First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln
* Surrender of General Burgoyne
* Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
* George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door
* Revolutionary War Door
* Columbus Doors
* Washington at Princeton
* Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
* VP's Room
* VP Bust Collection

Office
buildings|

| Senate|

* Dirksen
* Hart
* Mountains and Clouds
* Russell

|

House|

* Building Commission
* office lottery
* Cannon
* Ford
* Longworth
* O'Neill
* Rayburn

Other
facilities|

* Botanic Garden
* Health and Fitness Facility
* House Recording Studio
* Senate chamber
* Old Senate Chamber
* Old Supreme Court Chamber
* Power Plant
* Webster Page Residence
* Subway

Related|

* Capitol Hill
* United States Capitol cornerstone laying

* v
* t
* e

LGBTQ rights in the United States

By entity|

| Federal|

* One, Inc. v. Olesen (1958)
* Executive Order 12968
* Romer v. Evans (1996)
* Executive Order 13087
* Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
* Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
* Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
* Violence Against Women Act
* United States v. Windsor (2013)
* Executive Order 13672
* Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
* Pavan v. Smith (2016)
* Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018)
* Bostock/Harris Funeral Homes/Altitude Express (2020)
* G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board (2020)
* Executive Order 13988
* Respect for Marriage Act
* 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023)

Repealed or
overturned
federal laws|

* Immigration Act of 1917
* Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
* Executive Order 10450
* Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
* Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
* DoD Directive 1304.26 ("Don't ask, don't tell")
* Defense of Marriage Act
* Presidential Memorandum of August 25, 2017

States|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Federal district|

* District of Columbia

Tribal nations|

* Navajo Nation

Unincorporated
territories|

* American Samoa
* Guam
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

By type|

* Adoption
* Age of consent
* Conversion therapy bans
* Hate crimes
* Housing discrimination
* Intersex rights
* Military
* Transgender
* Intersex
* Sexual orientation
* Employment discrimination
* by municipality
* State bans on local anti-discrimination laws
* Immigration
* Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws
* Florida Parental Rights in Education Act
* Public accommodations
* Religious exemptions
* Same-sex unions
* Civil unions
* Domestic partnerships
* by municipality
* Marriage
* Transgender rights
* voting
* Bathroom bill
* Protecting Women's Private Spaces Act

Repealed or
overturned|

* U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
* Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
* Sodomy laws in the United States

Movements|

* LGBTQ movements in the United States
* LGBTQ history in the United States
* History of violence against LGBTQ people in the United States
* 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States

Related|

* Congressional Equality Caucus
* Lavender Scare
* Save Our Children
* LGBTQ people in prison
* Arnold Schwarzenegger and LGBT rights
* LGBT protests against Donald Trump
* Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act

* LGBTQ portal
* Category

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