The Senate Ukraine Caucus is a bipartisan

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of the

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that was inaugurated on February 9, 2015 in

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Its mission is "to strengthen the political, military, economic, and cultural relationship between the United States and Ukraine." Its counterpart in the

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is the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, which was established in 1997 and consists of 41 representatives.

Members

Senators

Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate Dem ...

(D-IL) and

Rob Portman Robert Jones Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Ohio since 2011. A member of the Republican Party ...

(R-OH) were the caucus' two Co-Chairs until Portman's . Senators

Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States Hou ...

(D-CT),

Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's ...

(D-OH),

Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78th ...

(D-NH), and

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Se ...

(R-WI) are the caucus' Vice-Chairs. The Senate Ukraine Caucus consists of 16 senators (9 Democrats and 7 Republicans):

Former members

After 2022 elections: * Sen.

Jim Inhofe James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Commit ...

(R-OK) (resigned) * Sen.

(R-OH) (retired) * Sen.

Pat Toomey Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for Pennsylvania since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms as the U.S. representat ...

(R-PA) (retired) After 2018 elections: * Sen.

Joe Donnelly Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. (born September 29, 1955) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Indiana from 2013 to 2019. Since 2022, he has served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy Se ...

(D-IN) (lost reelection) * Sen.

Bill Nelson Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flor ...

(D-FL) (lost reelection) After 2016 elections: * Sen.

Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ann Ayotte ( ; born June 27, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from ...

(R-NH) (lost reelection) * Sen.

Mark Kirk Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district fr ...

(R-IL) (lost reelection)

Relevant legislation

United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions The United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions (; ) is a law that authorizes the federal government to spend $10 million on programming for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America to be broadcast in ...

(S.R. 2183), introduced on March 27, 2014 *

Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 () is a United States law enacted by the 113th United States Congress, 113th Congress to address Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present), the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Ukraine Fr ...

(S.R. 2828), introduced on September 16, 2014

References

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Members

Former members

Relevant legislation

See also

References