The New Democrat Coalition is a

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in the

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of the

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made up of Democrats, primarily

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, who take a pro-business stance and a moderate-to-conservative approach to fiscal matters. As of September 2022, the New Democrat Coalition is composed of 99 members, the second largest House Democrat ideological caucus, after the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Overview

The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus within the

founded in 1997 by Representatives

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, and

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. The Coalition supported the "

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" policies of then-President

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. The Coalition consists of

moderate Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American ...

centrist Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...

Democrats and

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Democrats. The group is known as fiscally

and pro-

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. The New Democrat Coalition supports

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and a

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sector; ideologically, it is positioned between the

House Progressive Caucus The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a congressional caucus affiliated with the Democratic Party in the United States Congress. The CPC represents the most left-leaning faction of the Democratic Party. " e Congressional Progressive Cauc ...

and the

Blue Dog Coalition The Blue Dog Coalition (commonly known as the Blue Dogs or Blue Dog Democrats) is a caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising centrist members from the Democratic Party. The caucus was founded as a group of conservative De ...

. The Coalition has been described as

socially liberal Cultural liberalism is a social philosophy which expresses the social dimension of liberalism and advocates the freedom of individuals to choose whether to conform to cultural norms. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, it is often expressed a ...

and

fiscally conservative Fiscal conservatism is a political and economic philosophy regarding fiscal policy and fiscal responsibility with an ideological basis in capitalism, individualism, limited government, and ''laissez-faire'' economics.M. O. Dickerson et al., ''An ...

Electoral results

House of Representatives

Chairs

* 1997–2001:

(CA-20),

(VA-8),

(IN-3) * 2001–2005: Jim Davis (FL-11),

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(WI-3),

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(WA-9) * 2005–2009:

Ellen Tauscher Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (November 15, 1951 – April 29, 2019) was an American businesswoman, diplomat, and Democratic Party politician who was the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012 ...

(CA-10) * 2009–2013:

Joe Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American politician and consultant who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-C ...

(NY-7) * 2013–2017:

(WI-3) * 2017–2019:

Jim Himes James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the New Democrat Coalition in the 115th Congress (2017–2019). Him ...

(CT-4) * 2019–2021:

Derek Kilmer Derek Christian Kilmer (born January 1, 1974) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Washington House ...

(WA-6) * 2021–''2023'':

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(WA-1) * ''2023:

Annie Kuster Ann L. McLane Kuster (born September 5, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously worked as a lobbyist. Early life and education Kuster was bor ...

(NH-2)''

Leadership

As of the

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, the Coalition's leaders are as follows: *Chair:

(

WA-01 Washington's 1st congressional district encompasses the majority of Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties, as well as nearly one-third of King County. The eastern edge of the district follows county lines from the Canada–US border down to ...

) *Vice Chair for Outreach:

Ami Bera Amerish Babulal "Ami" Bera (; born March 2, 1965) is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, his district encompasses most of Sacramento's eastern and southern sub ...

(

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) *Vice Chair for Member Services:

Sharice Davids Sharice Lynnette Davids (; born May 22, 1980) is an American attorney, former mixed martial artist, and politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents a district that includes mos ...

( KS-03) *Vice Chair for Communications:

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( NH-02) *Vice Chair for Policy: Scott Peters (

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) *At-Large Leadership Member:

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( VI-AL) *Whip:

Chrissy Houlahan Christina Marie "Chrissy" Houlahan ( ; née Jampoler; born June 5, 1967) is an American politician, engineer, and former United States Air Force officer. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the U.S. representative from . The district inclu ...

( PA-06) *Freshman Leadership Representative:

Kathy Manning Kathy Ellen Manning (born December 3, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. She is the U.S. representative from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. The district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes ...

( NC-06) *At-Large Leadership Member:

Brad Schneider Bradley Scott Schneider (born August 20, 1961) is an American businessman and politician who became the U.S. representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district in 2017, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. Before he was elec ...

( IL-10) *Chair Emeritus:

( WA-06)

Membership

New Democrat Coalition in the 116th United States Congress

As of December 1, 2022, the New Democrat Coalition has 96 members. Those members include 95

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and one non-voting delegate of the House of Representatives.

References

External links

New Democrat Coalition

DLC: New Democrats Form House Coalition
(March 11, 1997) {{USCongress Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States Democratic Party (United States) organizations Ideological caucuses of the United States Congress Liberalism in the United States Centrism in the United States Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)