The Congressional Taiwan Caucus is the largest
Congressional Member Organization in the
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
with 229 members. The caucus focuses exclusively on improving
American–Taiwanese relations.
Its counterpart in the Senate is the
Senate Taiwan Caucus
The bipartisan United States Senate Taiwan Caucus focuses exclusively on improving American-Taiwanese relations. It currently has 33 members in the 117th congress. Its counterpart in the House is the Congressional Taiwan Caucus.
History
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History
The caucus was founded on April 9, 2002. Congressmen
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),
Steve Chabot (R-OH),
Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and
Robert Wexler
Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Represe ...
(D-FL) were the founding co-chairs.
Members
There is no official source available to the public regarding the accurate list of the caucus. According to public information including news reports, these Congressional members are in the caucus:
Current
Former
*Fmr. Rep.
Corrine Brown (D) (FL-5)- Lost 2016 election.
*Fmr. Rep.
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) - now Senator since 2017
*Rep.
Walter Jones (R-NC)
*Rep.
Elijah Cummings (D) (MD)
*Rep.
Ed Royce (R-CA)
*Rep.
Mimi Walters (R-CA)
*Rep.
Tom Cotton
Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician, attorney, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator for Arkansas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of R ...
(R-AR) - now Senator
*Rep.
Jackie Walorski (R) (IN-2)
References
External links
List of Senate Taiwan Caucus membersList of House Taiwan Caucus members
{{Taiwan–United States relations
Caucuses of the United States Congress
Taiwan–United States relations
2002 establishments in the United States
United States friendship associations