Congressional Arts Caucus

Democratic Co-Chair	Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Republican Co-Chair	Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
Political position	Bipartisan
Colors	None Official (Gray Unofficial)
Seats in the House	130 / 435
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

The Congressional Arts Caucus is a registered Congressional Member Organization for the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress.^[1]

History

The Congressional Arts Caucus was created in the 1980s as a way for the various members of Congress interested in the arts to be able to influence art legislation and to promote the National Endowment for the Arts.^[2]^[3]

Members

As of the 117th Congress, the Congressional Arts Caucus has 120 members (106 Democrats, 14 Republicans). The members are listed by state:^[4]

Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Ruben Gallego (AZ-7)
Raul Grijalva (AZ-3)
French Hill (AR-2)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
Lou Correa (CA-46)
Anna Eshoo (CA-18)
Jared Huffman (CA-2)
Barbara Lee (CA-13)
Ted Lieu (CA-33)
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Doris Matsui (CA-6)
Tom McClintock (CA-4)
Grace Napolitano (CA-32)
Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Linda Sanchez (CA-38)
Adam Schiff (CA-28)
Brad Sherman (CA-30)
Jackie Speier (CA-14) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Mark Takano (CA-41)
Mike Thompson (CA-5)
Diana DeGette (CO-1)
Joe Courtney (CT-2)
Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
Jim Himes (CT-4)
John Larson (CT-1)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At Large)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large)
Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Kathy Castor (FL-14)
Ted Deutch (FL-21) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Bill Posey (FL-8)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
Hank Johnson (GA-4)
Michael Simpson (ID-2)
Danny Davis (IL-7)
Bill Foster (IL-11)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8)
Mike Quigley (IL-5)
Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
André Carson (IN-7)
Brett Guthrie (KY-2)
John Yarmuth (KY-3) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Jared Golden (ME-2)
Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
John Sarbanes (MD-3)
Bill Keating (MA-9)
Stephen Lynch (MA-8)
James McGovern (MA-2)
Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Richard Neal (MA-1)
Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)
Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Haley Stevens (MI-11)
Fred Upton (MI-6) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Betty McCollum (MN-4)
Dean Phillips (MN-3)
Billy Long (MO-7) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Dina Titus (NV-1)
Ann Kuster (NH-2)
Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)
Donald Norcross (NJ-1)
Frank Pallone (NJ-6)
Bill Pascrell (NJ-9)
Donald Payne Jr. (NJ-10)
Albio Sires (NJ-8) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
Yvette Clarke (NY-9)
Brian Higgins (NY-26)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) Lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting.
Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) Lost re-election in 2022
Jerry Nadler (NY-10)
Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
Paul Tonko (NY-20)
Nydia Velázquez (NY-7)
Alma Adams (NC-12)
G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) Retiring at end of current Congress.
David Price (NC-4) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Gregorio Sablan (NMI- At large)
Bill Johnson (OH-6)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
Tim Ryan (OH-13) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1)
Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Kurt Schrader (OR-5) Lost renomination in Democratic primary.
Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
Michael Doyle (PA-14) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Glenn Thompson (PA-15)
David Cicilline (RI-1)
James Langevin (RI-2) Retiring at end of current Congress.
James Clyburn (SC-6)
Joe Wilson (SC-2)
Steve Cohen (TN-9)
Jim Cooper (TN-5) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)
Kay Granger (TX-12)
Al Green (TX-9)
Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Peter Welch (VT-At large) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Don Beyer (VA-8)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Robert Scott (VA-3)
Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
Derek Kilmer (WA-6)
Rick Larsen (WA-2)
Adam Smith (WA-9)
David McKinley (WV-1) Lost renomination in Republican primary.
Ron Kind (WI-3) Retiring at end of current Congress.
Mark Pocan (WI-2)

Former members

Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat, returned to the House in 2018 but did not rejoin caucus.
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9) – Retired in 2018 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Lois Capps (CA-24) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Susan Davis (CA-53) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Sam Farr (CA-20) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Mike Honda (CA-17) – Lost re-election in 2016.
Duncan D. Hunter (CA-50) – Resigned from the House in 2020.
Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Mike Coffman (CO-6) – Lost re-election in 2018.
Jared Polis (CO-2) – Retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of Colorado.
Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Corrine Brown (FL-5) – Lost renomination in the 2016 Democratic primary.
Alcee Hastings (FL-20) - Died in office in 2021.
Patrick Murphy (FL-18) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Alan Grayson (FL-9) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Tom Rooney (FL-17) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) – Retired from the House in 2018.
John Lewis (GA-5) – Died in office in 2020.
Robert Dold (IL-10) – Lost re-election in 2016.
Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Dan Lipinski (IL-3) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Pete Visclosky (IN-1) - Retired from the House in 2020.
David Loebsack (IA-2) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) – Retired from the House in 2018.
John Fleming (LA-4) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. senate seat.
Elijah Cummings (MD-7) – Died in office in 2019.
John Delaney (MD-6) – Retired in 2018 to run for President of the United States.
Donna Edwards (MD-4) – Retired in 2016 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Chris Van Hollen (MD-8) – Retired in 2016 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Michael Capuano (MA-7) – Lost renomination in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Niki Tsongas (MA-3) – Retired from the House in 2018.
John Conyers (MI-13) – Resigned from the House in 2017.
Sander Levin (MI-9) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Keith Ellison (MN-5) – Retired in 2018 to successfully run for Attorney General of Minnesota.
Rick Nolan (MN-8) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Erik Paulsen (MN-3) – Lost re-election in 2018.
Collin Peterson (MN-7) - Lost re-election in 2020.
Tim Walz (MN-1) – Retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of Minnesota.
Gregg Harper (MS-3) – Retired from the House in 2018.
William Lacy Clay (MO-1) - Lost renomination in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Brad Ashford (NE-2) – Lost re-election in 2016.
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Leonard Lance (NJ-7) – Lost re-election in 2018.
Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3) - Retired in 2020 to successfully seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Antonio Delgado (NY-19) - Resigned in 2022 to become Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Eliot Engel (NY-16) - Lost renomination in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Steve Israel (NY-3) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Nita Lowey (NY-17) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Charles Rangel (NY-13) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Jose Serrano (NY-15) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Louise Slaughter (NY-25) – Died in office in 2018.
Marcia Fudge (OH-11) - Resigned in 2021 to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Steve Stivers (OH-15) - Resigned in 2021 to become President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Betty Sutton (OH-13) – Lost re-election in 2012.
Kendra Horn (OK-5) - Lost re-election in 2020.
Bob Brady (PA-1) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Charlie Dent (PA-15) – Resigned from the House in 2018.
Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8) – Left caucus, still serving in the House.
Tim Murphy (PA-18) – Resigned from the House in 2017.
Pedro Pierluisi (PR-At large) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Kristi Noem (SD-At Large) – Retired in 2018 to successfully run for Governor of South Dakota.
Phil Roe (TN-1) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Gene Green (TX-29) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Pete Olson (TX-22) - Retired from the House in 2020.
Beto O'Rourke (TX-16) – Retired in 2018 to seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Lamar Smith (TX-21) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Barbara Comstock (VA-10) – Lost re-election in 2018.
Denny Heck (WA-10) - Retired in 2020 to successfully run for Lieutenant Governor of Washington.
Jim McDermott (WA-7) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Dave Reichert (WA-8) – Retired from the House in 2018.
Evan Jenkins (WV-3) – Resigned from the House in 2018.
Reid Ribble (WI-8) – Retired from the House in 2016.
Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) – Retired from the House in 2016.

Last updated: May 31, 2022

References

^ "Congressional Arts Caucus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "About | Congressional Arts Caucus". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "History & Purpose | Congressional Arts Caucus". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "Caucus Membership". 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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