The Main Street Caucus is a caucus in the House of Representatives of made up of Republicans. The caucus is affiliated with Republican Main Street Partnership.
History Formation In September 2017, the caucus was formed with Pat Tiberi (OH–12) as chair. Upon its formation, the caucus stated that it would prioritize "'strong, conservative principles related to economic and national security policy'". Tiberi added, "'We are focused on getting things done and delivering real results to the American people'". After Tiberi resigned from the House in 2018, Rodney Davis (IL–13) took over duties as chair.
Dissolution In the 2018 House elections, the caucus lost 18 incumbent members. On November 28, 2018, the Caucus met with the Republican Main Street Partnership to ask why the partnership's super PAC had left $722,000 of its funds unspent. The partnership's chief executive officer, Sarah Chamberlain, said that it had spent $6million on 2018 campaigns and set aside the remaining $722,000 for 2020. Members of the caucus expressed concern that Chamberlain's compensation was 20percent of the partnership's operating expenses.
The caucus shares the name of Republican Main Street with Republican Main Street Partnership, but they aren't officially or legally connected to each other. In December 2018, the caucus voted unanimously to suspend political activity with the partnership until an independent audit of the partnership's governance could be conducted. The partnership declined to be audited. An NPR story about the turmoil involving the partnership led to litigation. The caucus members voted to dissolve the caucus in February 2019.
Re-establishment By 2021, the Caucus had been re-established. As of 2023, it had once again become one of the major Republican caucuses in the House of Representatives.
Ideology The caucus is made up of both moderates and party-line Republicans. It has been described as center-right and "mainstream".
Leadership Caucus Chairs StartEndChair(s)DistrictOH-12IL-13NE-02IL-12MN-08SD-ALpresentNE-01
Membership Current members The caucus is made up of members.
Arizona Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
California David Valadao (CA-22) Jay Obernolte (CA-23) Young Kim (CA-40) Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Colorado Jeff Hurd (CO-03) Jeff Crank (CO-05)
Florida Aaron Bean (FL-04) John Rutherford (FL–05) Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) Laurel Lee (FL-15) Mario Díaz-Balart (FL–26) Carlos Giménez (FL-28)
Georgia Buddy Carter (GA-01) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
Idaho Mike Simpson (ID–02)
Illinois Mike Bost (IL–12)
Indiana Jim Baird (IN-04) Jefferson Shreve (IN-06) Mark Messmer (IN-08) Erin Houchin (IN-09)
Iowa Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) Randy Feenstra (IA-04) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
Kansas Derek Schmidt (KS-02)
Kentucky Andy Barr (KY-06) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
Louisana Julia Letlow (LA-05) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
Michigan John Moolenaar (MI–02) Bill Huizenga (MI–04) Lisa McClain (MI-09)
Minnesota Brad Finstad (MN-01) Tom Emmer (MN-06) Pete Stauber (MN-08)
Mississippi Michael Guest (MS-03)
Montana Troy Downing (MT-02)
Nebraska Mike Flood (NE-01) Don Bacon (NE–02) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
New Jersey Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07)
New York Nick LaLota (NY-01) Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) Mike Lawler (NY-17) Nick Langworthy (NY-23)
North Carolina David Rouzer (NC-07) Chuck Edwards (NC-11)
North Dakota Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL)
Ohio Michael Rulli (OH-06) Max Miller (OH-07) Mike Turner (OH–10) Troy Balderson (OH–12) David Joyce (OH–14)
Oklahoma Stephanie Bice (OK-05)
Oregon Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Pennsylvania Brian Fitzpatrick (PA–01) Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) Dan Meuser (PA-09) Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14)
South Dakota Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress).
Texas Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) Jake Ellzey (TX-06) Monica de la Cruz (TX-15) Peter Sessions (TX-17)
Utah Blake Moore (UT-01) Celeste Maloy (UT-02) Mike Kennedy (UT-03)
Virginia Jen Kiggans (VA-02) John McGuire (VA-05)
Washington Dan Newhouse (WA-04) (Retiring at the end of the 119th Congress). Michael Baumgartner (WA-05)
West Virginia Carol Miller (WV-01)
Wisconsin Bryan Steil (WI-01) Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) Tony Wied (WI-08)
See also Blue Dog Coalition Freedom Caucus Liberty Caucus New Democrat Coalition Republican Study Committee Tea Party Caucus Republican Governance Group
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