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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 established the first-ever Afterschool Caucuses in the Senate and the House of Representatives.  Senators Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) and John Ensign (R-NV) and Representatives Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) serve as co-chairs of the bipartisan Caucuses. The founding members of the Senate Afterschool Caucus are Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME); the founding members of the House Afterschool Caucus are Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). 

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 6/16/09): 

 

 

 
United States House of Representatives Caucus Members (85):
 
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. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
5.       Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
6.       Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)
7.       Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
8.       Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
9.       Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
10.    Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
11.    Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
12.    Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
13.    Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
14.    Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)
15.    Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)
16.    Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
17.    Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
18.    Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
19.    Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
20.    Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
21.    Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
22.    Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
23.    Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
24.    Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
25.    Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
26.    Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
27.    Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
28.    Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
29.    Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
30.    Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
31.    Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
32.    Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)  
33.    Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
34.    Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
35.    Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)  
36.    Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
37.    Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
38.    Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
39.    Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
40.    Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
41.    Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
42.    Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
43.    Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)  
44.    Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
45.    Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
46.    Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)  
47.    Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
48.    Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
49.    Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
50.    Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
51.    Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
52.    Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
53.    Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
54.    Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
55.    Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)  
56.    Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
57.    Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY)      
58.    Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
59.    Rep. James Moran (D-VA)  
60.    Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
61.    Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
62.    Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
63.    Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
64.    Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
65.    Rep. David Price (D-NC)
66.    Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
67.    Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
68.    Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
69.    Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)  
70.    Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)  
71.    Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
72.    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)  
73.    Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
74.    Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
75.    Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)  
76.    Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
77.    Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)
78.    Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)
79.    Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
80.    Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
81.    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
82.    Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
83.    Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY)  
84.    Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)      
85.    Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)  
 
United States Senate Afterschool Caucus Members (36):
 
1.       Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), Co-Chair
2.       Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), Co-Chair
3.       Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Founding Member
4.       Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Founding Member
5.       Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
6.       Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
7.       Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
8.       Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)
9.       Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
10.    Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
11.    Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
12.    Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
13.    Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
14.    Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
15.    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
16.    Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
17.    Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
18.    Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
19.    Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
20.    Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
21.    Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
22.    Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
23.    Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
24.    Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
25.    Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
26.    Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
27.    Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
28.    Sen. Benjamin E. Nelson (D-NE)
29.    Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
30.    Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
31.    Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
32.    Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
33.    Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
34.    Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
35.    Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
36.    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
 
Check back to see if your Senators and Representatives have joined the Afterschool Caucuses!
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