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Congressional Caucuses

 

On March 3, 2005, Members of Congress announced that in order to build support for afterschool programs and increase resources for quality afterschool care, they have established the first-ever Afterschool Caucuses in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representatives Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) serve as current co-chairs of the bipartisan Caucuses. Current members of the Afterschool Caucuses for the 112th Congress are listed below:
 
Ask your Senators and Representative to show their support for afterschool programs by joining the Afterschool Caucuses!  Click here to read a press release about the launch of the Afterschool Caucuses.

Current members of the Afterschool Caucuses (as of April 15, 2012):   

United States House of Representatives Afterschool Caucus Members (73):
 
1.      Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Co-Chair
2.      Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Co-Chair
3.      Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI), Founding Member
4.      Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
5.      Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)
6.      Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
7.      Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
8.      Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
9.      Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
10.    Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
11.    Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)
12.    Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
13.    Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) 
14.    Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
15.    Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
16.    Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
17.    Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
18.    Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
19.    Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
20.    Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
21.    Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
22.    Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
23.    Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
24.    Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
25.    Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
26.    Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)  
27.    Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
28.    Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)  
29.    Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
30.    Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
31.    Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
32.    Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
33.    Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
34.   Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
35.   Rep.  Rick Larsen (D-WA)
36.    Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
37.    Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
38.    Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
39.    Rep. David Loebsack (D-IA)
40.    Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
41.    Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
42.    Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
43.    Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
44.    Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
45.    Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)  
46.    Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
47.    Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY)      
48.    Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
49.    Rep. James Moran (D-VA)  
50.    Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
51.    Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
52.    Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
53.    Rep. David Price (D-NC)
54.    Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
55.    Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
56.    Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
57.    Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)  
58.    Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)  
59.    Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
60.    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)  
61.    Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
62.    Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
63.    Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)  
64.    Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
65.    Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)
66.    Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
67.    Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
68.    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
69.    Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
70.    Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY)  
71.    Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)      
72.    Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)  
73.    Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
 
 
United States Senate Afterschool Caucus Members (34):
 
 
                1.     Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chair 
2.     Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Founding Member
3.     Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
4.     Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
5.     Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK)
6. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
7.     Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
8.     Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
9.     Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
10.     Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
11.   Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
12.   Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
13.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
14.  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
15.   Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
16.   Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
17.   Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
18.   Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
19.   Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
20.   Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
21.   Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
22.   Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
23.   Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
24.   Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
25.   Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
26.   Sen. Benjamin E. Nelson (D-NE)
27.   Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
28.   Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
29.   Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
30.   Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
31.   Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
32.   Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
33.  Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)  
34.   Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
 
Check back to see if your Senators and Representatives have joined the Afterschool Caucuses!


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