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- Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska (2006–2009), nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election, and prominent speaker and leader of the Tea Party. [19]
The following American politicians were affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which was generally considered to be conservative, libertarian-leaning, [1] and populist. [2] [3] [4] The Tea Party movement advocated for reducing the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing federal government spending and taxes. [5] [6] It was not a single, formal political party, [7] but rather represented by activist groups such as the Tea Party Patriots and the Tea Party Express. The Tea Party Caucus served as the main coalition of Tea Party-affiliated representatives and senators in Congress and was often described as having a voting record resembling that of a third party. [8] [9] The Liberty Caucus and Freedom Caucus are closely associated with the Tea Party movement and many members of the Tea Party Caucus shifted to them following its dissolution around 2016. [10] [11] Tea Party members were almost entirely from the Republican party although attracted support from the Libertarian party as well; the following list of politicians were members of the Republican Party while in office unless otherwise noted. [1]
It is, of course, hard to say anything definitive about the Tea Party movement, a loose confederation of groups with no central leadership.
