The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives. It has historically been considered a center to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts. In 2025, Roll Call wrote, "the group is less united from a singular political vision than a determination to shape legislation that’s rooted in pragmatism".
In 2007, the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee. The name of the PAC was "Tuesday Group Political Action Committee" but has since changed to "Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group Political Action Committee". It is based in Tampa, Florida."Republican Governance Group PAC Profile" OpenSecrets.org
Another major group of Republican moderates in Congress is the Republican Main Street Caucus, which existed briefly from 2017 to 2019 and was re-formed in 2021.
Wednesday Group Its predecessor, the Wednesday Group, was first founded in the House between 1961 and 1963 and then in the Senate around 1969.
Wednesday Group membership
Membership The caucus and its predecessors have never published membership lists, unlike the associated PAC, which openly presents its roster of congressional members. Most (but not all) are from competitive House districts.
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See also Blue Dog Coalition Freedom Caucus Liberty Caucus Republican Study Committee Tea Party Caucus Rockefeller Republican Young Turks
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