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The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. [7] It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives. [ 8 ]
Rodney Alexander (LA-5) - Became a Republican in 2004; Nathan Deal (GA-9) - Became a Republican in 1995; Ralph Hall (TX-4) - Became a Republican in 2004; Jimmy Hayes (LA-7) - Became a Republican in 1995; Virgil Goode (VA-5) - Became a Republican in 2002; Parker Griffith (AL-5) - Became a Republican in 2009, returned to the Democrats in 2014
Moderate Republicans may refer to: Within the United States Republican Party: Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era), active from 1854 to 1877; Moderate Republicans (United States, 1930s–1970s) or Rockefeller Republicans; Moderate Republicans (modern United States), the present-day faction; In France: Moderate Republicans (France, 1848–1870)
“The classic definition of moderate Republicans used to be that they were socially tolerant but fiscally conservative,” said Geoffrey Kabaservice, the vice president of political studies at ...
Two other moderate House Republicans — Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who also represents a district Biden won, and Tony Gonzales of Texas — will confront their primary challengers next month.
The Blue Dog Coalition is the most conservative grouping of Democrats in the House. It "advocates for fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense and bipartisan consensus rather than conflict with Republicans". It acts as a check on legislation that its members perceive to be too far to the right or to the left on the political spectrum. [10]
A growing number of moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called for a change in the rule that allowed eight members of their 221-212 majority to join with ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of December 8, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.