Congressional CaucusesOn 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 Ralph Regula (R-OH) 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! You may also want to read a letter from Sens. Dodd and Ensign asking members of the Senate to join the Afterschool Caucus and a letter from Reps. Lowey and Ros- Lehtinen asking members of the House to join the Afterschool Caucus. Click here to read a press release about the launch of the Afterschool Caucuses.
Current members of the Afterschool Caucuses (as of 8/11/08):
Afterschool Caucus Members, U.S. House of Representatives (90):
1. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Co-Chair
2. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH), Co-Chair
3. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI), Founding Member
4. Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)
5. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
6. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
7. Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)
8. Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
9. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)
10. Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
11. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)
12. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
13. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
14. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
15. Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
16. Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)
17. Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
18. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
19. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
20. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
21. Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-WY)
22. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
23. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
24. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
25. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
26. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
27. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA)
28. Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
29. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
30. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
31. Rep. Phil English (R-PA)
32. Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)
33. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL)
34. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
35. Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
36. Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
37. Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
38. Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
39. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
40. Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
41. Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)
42. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
43. Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
44. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
45. Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA)
46. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
47. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
48. Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
49. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
50. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
51. Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
52. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
53. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
54. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
55. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
56. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
57. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
58. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
59. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)
60. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
61. Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY)
62. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
63. Rep. James Moran (D-VA)
64. Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
65. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)
66. Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
67. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ)
68. Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
69. Rep. David Price (D-NC)
70. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
71. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
72. Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
73. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
74. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)
75. Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
76. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
77. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
78. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
79. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
80. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
81. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)
82. Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)
83. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
84. Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM)
85. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
86. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
87. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)
88. Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY)
89. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
90. Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
United States Senate Afterschool Caucus Members (38)
1. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), Chair
2. John Ensign (R-NV), Chair
3. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Founding Member
4. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Founding Member
5. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
6. Max Baucus (D-MT)
7. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
8. Joseph Biden (D-DE)
9. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
10. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
11. Robert Casey (D-PA)
12. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
13. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
14. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
15. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
16. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
17. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
18. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
19. John Kerry (D-MA)
20. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
21. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
22. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
23. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
24. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
25. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
26. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
27. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
28. Patty Murray (D-WA)
29. Benjamin E. Nelson (D-NE)
30. Jack Reed (D-RI)
31. Ken Salazar (D-CO)
32. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
33. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
34. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
35. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
36. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
37. John Thune (R-SD)
38. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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