Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Congressional Taiwan Caucus | |
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| Republican Co-Chairs | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) |
| Democratic Co-Chairs | Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) |
| Political position | Bipartisan |
| Colors | None official (gray unofficial) |
| Seats in the House |
137 / 435
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The bipartisan Congressional Taiwan Caucus is the second largest Congressional Member Organization in the United States Congress with 137 members. The Caucus focuses exclusively on improving American-Taiwanese relations.
Its counterpart in the Senate is the Senate Taiwan Caucus.
History
The Caucus was founded on April 9, 2002. Congressmen Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Robert Wexler (D-FL) were the founding co-chairs of the Caucus.[1]
Members
After the four Co-Chairs, members are listed alphabeticially due to a list of senority being unavailable. This membership information is current as of late 2009.
Current Caucus Members
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) (VA-11) Co-Chair
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) (FL-25) Co-Chair
Rep. Gregg Harper (R) (MS-3) Co-Chair
Rep. Albio Sires (D) (NJ-8) Co-Chair
Rep. Lou Barletta (R) (PA-11)
Rep. Joe Barton (R) (TX-6)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) (FL-12)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R) (UT-1)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D) (GA-2)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) (TN-7)
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D) (Guam-At large)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) (PA-13)
Rep. Mo Brooks (R) (AL-5)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R) (TX-25)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R) (CA-42)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D) (MA-7)
Rep. Andre Carson (D) (IN-5)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R) (OH-1) -Left the Caucus in 2009. Rejoined in 2011.
Rep. Judy Chu (D) (CA-27)
Rep. Katherine Clark (D) (MA-5)
Rep. Mike Coffman (R) (CO-6)
Rep. Tom Cole (R) (OK-5)
Rep. John Conyers (D) (MI-13)
Rep. Paul Cook (R) (CA-8)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R) (AR-1)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R) (FL-4)
Rep. John Culberson (R) (TX-7)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) (MD)
Rep. Danny Davis (D) (IL-7)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R) (TX-27)
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN)
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Rep. Garret Graves (R) (LA-6)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY)
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA)
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. William Keating (D-MA)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)
Rep. Peter King (R-NY)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Sean Maloney (D-NY)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA)
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)
Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. David Price (D-NC)
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)
Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Rep. David Scott (D-GA)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX)
Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)
Rep. Todd Young (R-IN)
Former Caucus Members
Fmr. Rep. Corrine Brown (D) (FL-5)- Lost 2016 election.