Liberty Caucus

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House Liberty Caucus
Chairman Warren Davidson [a]
Founded2011;14 years ago (2011)
Preceded byLiberty Caucus
Tea Party Caucus
Ideology
Political position Right-wing [2]
Colors  Red
Website
www.facebook.com/libertycaucus

The House Liberty Caucus is a congressional caucus [a] consisting of conservative, libertarian, and libertarian conservative members of the United States House of Representatives. [2]

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Prior to the formal creation of the House Liberty Caucus, Rep. Ron Paul hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. every Thursday for a group of Republican members of the House of Representatives that he called the Liberty Caucus. [5] The group's proposition was similar to the political action committee known as the Republican Liberty Caucus and "support[ed] individual rights, limited government and free enterprise". [6] [ better source needed ]

Justin Amash, founder and chairman of the Liberty Caucus Justin Amash (8001759811).jpg
Justin Amash, founder and chairman of the Liberty Caucus

After the 112th Congress began and Ron Paul switched his focus to his presidential campaign, his luncheon was replaced by a formal congressional member organization. That member organization was named the House Liberty Caucus and was initially chaired by Justin Amash. [7] [8] The House Liberty Caucus was joined by Republican members who wanted to "focus on specific issues like economic freedom, individual liberty, and following the Constitution". [2] During his time in Congress, Jared Polis of Colorado was the only Democratic member of the caucus. [9] The caucus has been characterized as "conservative with a libertarian emphasis" and was associated with the Tea Party movement. [3] In June 2014, the caucus supported Raúl Labrador's campaign for House Majority Leader. [10] [11] In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members. [12]

As of November 2023, Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus. [1]

Members

Current members:

Former Members:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 As of November 2023, the list of congressional member organizations for the 118th Congress includes the Congressional Liberty Caucus. Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as its leader. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "118th Congress Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs)" (PDF). cha.house.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Conservatives Form Their Own Caucus Because the RSC Isn't 'Hard-Core' Enough". NationalJournal.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Libertarian wing of GOP gains strength in Congress". WashingtonExaminer.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Help Build The House Liberty Caucus". LibertyConservatives.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Caldwell, Christopher (July 22, 2007). "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Principles & Positions | Republican Liberty Caucus". Rlc.org. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "112th Congress : Congressional Member Organizations (CMO)" (PDF). Cha.house.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "That's My Congress - In Challenge to Michele Bachmann and Tea Party brand, Justin Amash forms House Liberty Caucus". Thatsmycongress.com. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Burness, Alex (October 3, 2018). "In Congress, so-called 'Boulder liberal' Jared Polis hasn't always acted like one".
  10. ↑ Gordon, Greg. "Idaho's Raul Labrador raises profile in failed bid for House leader | Idaho Politics". Idahostatesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ Costa, Robert. "For tea party, Republican whip race is best shot at House leadership role". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ Ferris, Sarah (February 26, 2019). "House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration". POLITICO.
  13. 1 2 Wong, Scott (May 21, 2019). "Amash storm hits Capitol Hill".
  14. ↑ "U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith". U.S. House of Representatives. March 15, 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Members - House Liberty Caucus". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Committees and Caucuses | Congressman Kerry Bentivolio". Bentivolio.house.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "House Liberty Caucus". Facebook. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Committees and Caucuses". Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "House Liberty Caucus". Capecoralvoice.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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