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New Democrat Coalition

This article is about the caucus in the United States House of Representatives. For the ideological Liberal faction of the Democratic Party in the United States, see New Democrats (United States).

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.

New Democrat Coalition
AbbreviationNDC
ChairAnnie Kuster
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
IdeologyLiberalism
Third Way
Political positionCenter[1][2][3] to
center-left[4][5]
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus
98 / 213[a]
Seats in the House
98 / 435[a]
Website
newdemocratcoalition.house.gov

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 edit

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 edit

House of Representatives edit

[22]

Election year Democratic seats ±
2000
74 / 212
  
2002
73 / 205
  1
2004
74 / 202
  1
2006
63 / 233
  11
2008
59 / 257
  4
2010
42 / 193
  17
2012
53 / 201
  11
2014
46 / 188
  7
2016
61 / 194
  15
2018
103 / 233
  42
2020
94 / 222
  9
2022
94 / 213
  

Caucus chairs edit

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 edit

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

Membership edit

 
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 edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Hood, John (December 6, 2006). "Meet the New House Centrists". National Review.
  2. ^ Stanage, Niall (March 2, 2015). "Centrist Dems ready strike against Warren wing". The Hill.
  3. ^ "United House Democrats Return to Squabbling Ways". National Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Sueng Min (March 24, 2014). "House Democrats press for immigration vote". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Will the Congressional Progressive Caucus become the Freedom Caucus of the left?". MinnPost. December 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "New Democrat Coalition Celebrates S wearing-In of New Dem Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Leadership | New Democrat Coalition". newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Ruyle, Megan (February 26, 2013). "A new chairman at helm, New Dems seek more influence in this Congress". The Hill.
  9. ^ Heilbrunn, Jacob (November 17, 1997). "The New New Democrats". The New Republic.
  10. ^ Benen, Steve (December 20, 2021). "As Manchin balks at Dems' agenda, moderates have the most to lose". MSNBC.
  11. ^ "Here's what to watch in Congress and national politics in 2022 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  12. ^ "New Dems hope to be a force in 113th Congress". The Hill. November 17, 2012.
  13. ^ "Democrats: Not giving up on spending bill". Arkansas Online. December 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "House Democratic Factions All See Gains After Midterms". Roll Call. November 13, 2018.
  15. ^ Skelley, Geoffrey (December 20, 2018). "The House Will Have Just As Many Moderate Democrats As Progressives Next Year".
  16. ^ "The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate". NPR. November 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Trade". November 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "Innovation". November 19, 2019.
  19. ^ Brooks, David (September 17, 2020). "Opinion | No, the Democrats Haven't Gone Over the Edge" – via NYTimes.com.
  20. ^ Theodore F. Sheckels, ed. (2020). The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016. Rowman & Littlefield.
  21. ^ Blake, Aaron (April 29, 2012). "Why the Blue Dogs' decline was inevitable". The Washington Post.
  22. ^ "25th Anniversary". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "25th Anniversary". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Leadership". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  25. ^ "New Democrat Coalition Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  26. ^ Pathé, Simone (October 17, 2018). "NewDemPAC Helps Candidates Navigate Trump, Raise Money". Roll Call. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  27. ^ Schneider, Brad (August 25, 2021). "Mainstream Democrats keep winning — let's not stop now". The Hill. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

External links edit

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