New Democrat Coalition

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New Democrat Coalition
AbbreviationNDC
Chair Annie Kuster
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997)
Ideology Liberalism
Third Way
Political position Center [1] [2] [3] to
center-left [4] [5]
National affiliation Democratic Party
Colors  Blue
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus
98 / 213 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats in the House
98 / 435 [lower-alpha 1]
Website
newdemocratcoalition.house.gov

The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of Democrats, primarily liberals and centrists, who take a pro-business stance and a liberal-to-moderate approach to fiscal matters. Most members hold socially liberal views, though there is a wide array of views on such issues.

Contents

As of April 15, 2024, the New Democrat Coalition is composed of 99 members (including 1 non-voting member), making it the largest House Democrat ideological caucus, followed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. [6] [7]

Overview

The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus within the House of Representatives founded in 1997 [8] by Representatives Cal Dooley, Jim Moran, and Tim Roemer. [9]

The Coalition supported "Third Way" policies during the presidency of Bill Clinton. The Coalition consists of liberal, moderate, and centrist Democrats. [10] [11] After the sharp decline of the Blue Dog Coalition in the 2010s, the New Democrat Coalition gained some of the Blue Dog Coalition's former clout by also having members from swing districts. [12] [13] [14]

The group is known as fiscally moderate [15] [16] and pro-business. For example, the New Democrat Coalition supports free trade and the high-tech sector. [17] [18] The New Democrat Coalition also supports immigration reform. [4]

Ideologically, it is positioned between the House Progressive Caucus and the Blue Dog Coalition. [19] The Coalition has been described as both socially liberal and fiscally moderate-to-conservative. [20] [21]

Electoral results

House of Representatives

[22]

Election yearDemocratic seats±
2000
74 / 212
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2002
73 / 205
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2004
74 / 202
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2006
63 / 233
Decrease2.svg11
2008
59 / 257
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2010
42 / 193
Decrease2.svg17
2012
53 / 201
Increase2.svg11
2014
46 / 188
Decrease2.svg7
2016
61 / 194
Increase2.svg15
2018
103 / 233
Increase2.svg42
2020
94 / 222
Decrease2.svg9
2022
94 / 213
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Caucus chairs

Current caucus rules only allow for a single chair who serves a single, 2-year term. However, when the caucus began it permitted multiple chairs and 4-year terms. [23]

Leadership

As of the 118th United States Congress, the Coalition's leaders [24] are as follows:

Membership

New Democrat Coalition in the 118th United States Congress New Democrat Coalition in the 118th Congress.svg
New Democrat Coalition in the 118th United States Congress

As of April 11, 2024, the New Democrat Coalition has 99 members. Those members include 98 U.S. Representatives and one non-voting delegate of the House of Representatives.

Of those, 23 are simultaneously members of the Progressives while 5 are Blue Dogs. [25]

Alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Non-voting

' Also member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

† Also member of the Blue Dog Coalition

Campaign arm

The NewDem Action Fund, formerly known as the NewDemPAC, [26] is the campaign arm of the caucus. [27]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 This figure does not include Stacey E. Plaskett, a non-voting Delegate who is a member of the caucus.

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