The Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment is a congressional caucus affiliated with the

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in the United States House of Representatives.

History

The caucus was launched 100 years after the

Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. Proponents assert it would end legal distinctions between men and ...

(ERA) was first introduced in Congress. The Equal Rights Amendment Caucus will reportedly "partner with advocates, activists, scholars, organizers, and public figures to establish a constitutional right to gender equality, and raise awareness". The caucus will work to affirm the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Membership

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Cori Bush Cori Anika Bush (born July 21, 1976) is an American politician, registered nurse, pastor, and Black Lives Matter activist serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for . The district includes all of the city of ...

(co-chair) (MO-1) * Ayanna Pressley (co-chair) (MA-7) * Becca Balint (vice-chair) (VT) * Nanette Barragán (vice-chair) (CA-44) * Judy Chu (vice-chair) (CA-28) * Madeleine Dean (vice-chair) (PA-4) *

Lois Frankel Lois Jane Frankel (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 20 ...

(vice-chair) (FL-22) * Maxwell Frost (vice-chair) (FL-10) *

Sylvia Garcia Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia (born September 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of the ...

(vice-chair) (TX-29) *

Steven Horsford Steven Alexzander Horsford (born April 29, 1973) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. A member of the ...

(vice-chair) (NV-4) *

Sydney Kamlager-Dove Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove (born July 20, 1972) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat, she previously served in the California State Senate, representing the ...

(vice-chair) (CA-37) * Barbara Lee (vice-chair) (CA-12) *

Summer Lee Summer Lynn Lee (born November 26, 1987) is an American politician and community organizer serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee served as a member of t ...

(vice-chair) (PA-12) * Ted Lieu (vice-chair) (CA-36) *

Jennifer McClellan Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Virginia state senator from the 9th district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously elected to the Virginia House of ...

(vice-chair) (VA-4) *

Mark Pocan Mark William Pocan ( ; born August 14, 1964) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of th ...

(vice-chair) (WI-2) * Delia Ramirez (vice-chair) (IL-3) * Jamie Raskin (vice-chair) (MD-8) *

Abigail Spanberger Abigail Anne Spanberger (née Davis, August 7, 1979) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district includes most of the northern suburbs of Richmond, as well a ...

(vice-chair) (VA-7) * Jonathan Jackson (Illinois politician) (vice-chair) (IL-1) *

Alma Adams Alma Shealey Adams (born May 27, 1946) is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat, Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford ...

(NC-12) * Don Beyer (VA-8) * Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) * Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) * Shontel Brown (OH-11) *

Nikki Budzinski Nicole "Nikki" Jai Budzinski (born March 11, 1977) is an American politician and labor union leader. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023, as a member of the Democratic Party. In 2021, B ...

(IL-13) * Salud Carbajal (CA-24) * Andre Carson (IN-7) * Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) * Yvette Clarke (NY-9) *

Emanuel Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. Cleaver represents a district that includes the southern three-fourths of Kans ...

(MO-5) *

Gerald Connolly Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County, an affluent suburban count ...

(VA-11) *

Jasmine Crockett Jasmine Felicia Crockett (born March 29, 1981) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 30th congressional district since 2023. Her district covers most of South Dallas County and parts of Tarrant Coun ...

(TX-30) * Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) * Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) *

Adriano Espaillat Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez (; born September 27, 1954) is a Dominican-American politician. He is the U.S. representative for and the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to ever serve in Congress. He pre ...

(NY-13) *

Valerie Foushee Valerie Jean Foushee (née Paige; born May 7, 1956) is an American politician who is a representative-elect to the U.S. House of Representatives and is currently serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. Elected to the North ...

(NC-4) *

Josh Gottheimer Joshua S. Gottheimer ( ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's ...

(NJ-5) * Glenn Ivey (MD-4) *

Sara Jacobs Sara Josephine Jacobs (born February 1, 1989) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for . Her district includes central and eastern portions of San Diego, California, San Diego, as we ...

(CA-51) * Hank Johnson (GA-4) * Ro Khanna (CA-17) * Andy Kim (NJ-3) * Susie Lee (NV-3) * Betty McCollum (MN-4) * Morgan McGarvey (KY-3) * James McGovern (MA-2) * Joseph Morelle (NY-25) *

Frank J. Mrvan Frank John Mrvan (; born April 16, 1969) is an American mortgage broker and politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2021. From 2005 until 2021, he served as the township trustee for ...

(IN-1) *

Kevin Mullin Kevin Mullin (born June 15, 1970) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative-elect from California's 15th congressional district, having been first elected in 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as a member of ...

(CA-15) * Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) * Donald Norcross (NJ-1) *

Eleanor Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Earl ...

(DC) *

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of th ...

(NY-14) *

Ilhan Omar Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota ...

(MN-5) *

Mary Peltola Mary Sattler Peltola (née Sattler; Yup'ik: Akalleq; formerly Kapsner; born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from since September 2022. She previously served as a judge on th ...

(AK) * Katie Porter (CA-47) *

Gregorio Sablan Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (born January 19, 1955) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008, Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwe ...

(MP) * Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) * Adam Schiff (CA-30) * Darren Soto (FL-9) *

Dina Titus Alice Costandina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe ...

(NV-1) * Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) *

Jill Tokuda Jill Naomi Tokuda (born March 3, 1976) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023. Tokuda represented the 24th district in the Hawaii Senate from 2006 to 20 ...

(HI-2) *

Lori Trahan Lori Ann Trahan ( ; Loureiro; born October 27, 1973) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. The district covers Boston's northwestern suburbs, and includes Lowell, Lawrence, Concord, and ...

(MA-3) *

David Trone David John Trone (born September 21, 1955) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district. The district includes most of the western third of the state, but the bulk of its p ...

(MD-6) * Maxine Waters (CA-43) * Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) * Nikema Williams (GA-5) *

Frederica S. Wilson Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing . Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional dis ...

(FL-24)

References

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