Liberty Caucus
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Prior to the formal creation of the House Liberty Caucus, Rep. Ron Paul hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. every Thursday for a group of Republican members of the House of Representatives that he called the Liberty Caucus.[2] The group's proposition was similar to the political action committee known as the Republican Liberty Caucus and "support[ed] individual rights, limited government and free enterprise".[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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After the 112th Congress began and Ron Paul switched his focus to his presidential campaign, his luncheon was replaced by a formal congressional member organization. That member organization was named the House Liberty Caucus and was initially chaired by Justin Amash.[4][5] The House Liberty Caucus was joined by Republican members who wanted to "focus on specific issues like economic freedom, individual liberty, and following the Constitution".[1] During his time in Congress, Jared Polis of Colorado was the only Democratic member of the caucus.[6] The caucus has been characterized as "conservative with a libertarian emphasis" and was associated with the Tea Party movement.[7] In June 2014, the caucus supported Raúl Labrador's campaign for House Majority Leader.[8][9] In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members.[10]
As of November 2023, Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus.[11]
Members
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- Andy Biggs of Arizona[12]
- Warren Davidson of Ohio[11]
- Paul Gosar of Arizona[12]
- Morgan Griffith of Virginia[13]
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- Thomas Massie of Kentucky
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg of Michigan[14]
Former Members:
- Justin Amash of Michigan – retired in 2020
- Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan – lost renomination in 2014[15]
- Paul Broun of Georgia – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[16]
- Jason Chaffetz of Utah[14][17] – resigned in 2017
- Curt Clawson of Florida – retired in 2016Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Scott Garrett of New Jersey – defeated in 2016 general election[16]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Tom Graves of Georgia[18] – resigned in 2020
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri – ran unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri[14]
- Tim Huelskamp of Kansas – lost renomination in 2016[19]
- Walter Jones of North Carolina – died 2019
- Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming – retired from the House in 2016[16]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina – appointed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2017[1]
- Jared Polis of Colorado (Democrat) – ran successfully for 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, currently Governor of Colorado. Polis was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus.[6]
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington[18]
- Matt Salmon of Arizona – retired in 2016[16]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Steve Stockman of Texas – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014[19]
- Marlin Stutzman of Indiana – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2016
- Rob Woodall of Georgia[14] – retired in 2020
See also
- Freedom Caucus
- Libertarian Republican
- Libertarian conservatism
- Republican Liberty Caucus
- Republican Study Committee
- Second Amendment Caucus
- Tea Party Caucus
- Tea Party movement
Notes
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