Tuesday Group

The Tuesday Group is an informal caucus of approximately 50 moderate Republican members of the United States House of Representatives.[3] It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House. The Republican House caucus was dominated by conservative Republicans, and the Tuesday Group was founded to counterbalance that conservative trend. There were approximately 40 members when it was founded.[4] In 2007 the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee.[5]

Not to be confused with Tuesday Club.
Tuesday Group
Co-ChairsSusan Brooks (IN)
John Katko (NY)
Fred Upton (MI)
Founded1994 (1994)
Preceded byWednesday Group
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Centrism[1][2]
National affiliationRepublican Party
Colors     Red
Seats in the House
14 / 435
Of the Republican Seats
14 / 198
  • Politics of United States
  • Political parties
  • Elections

The co-chairs of the Tuesday Group were Charlie Dent, Robert Dold and Adam Kinzinger from 2015 to 2017,[3] and Dent, Tom MacArthur and Elise Stefanik from 2017.[6] MacArthur resigned on May 23, 2017, due to disagreement among members over the American Health Care Act of 2017.[7] John Katko was elected as a co-chair from November 7, 2017.[8] Dent resigned from the House on May 12, 2018. In the 116th Congress, the co-chairs are Susan Brooks, John Katko, and Fred Upton.[9]

Former co-chairs include Charlie Bass, Mike Castle, Jo Ann Emerson, Mark Kirk, and Fred Upton.[4][10] Members have included Judy Biggert, Sherwood Boehlert, Tom Davis, Mike Fitzpatrick, Mark Foley, Jim Gerlach, Nancy Johnson, Sue Kelly, Jim Kolbe, Ray LaHood, Leonard Lance, Jim Leach, John McKernan, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Bob Michel, Todd Platts, Jim Ramstad, Dave Reichert, Joe Schwarz, Chris Shays, Rob Simmons, Olympia Snowe, James Walsh, and Heather Wilson.[4][5][11]

The other major GOP group of moderates in Congress is the Republican Main Street Partnership, which includes members of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.

Membership

Former members

Predecessor

Members of its predecessor, the Wednesday Group, first founded in the House between 1961 and 1963 and then in the Senate around 1969, included John Anderson, Alphonzo Bell, Edward Brooke, Clifford Case, John Chafee, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinger (chair), Thad Cochran, Marlow Cook (Senate founder), John Cooper, John Dellenback, Slade Gorton, William Cohen, Barber Conable, Silvio Conte, Robert Ellsworth, Marvin Esch, Peter Frelinghuysen, Charles Goodell, Bill Gradison, Bill Green, Mark Hatfield, Margaret Heckler, John Heinz, Jack Javits, Nancy Kassebaum, Jim Leach, John Lindsay, Charles Mathias, Stewart McKinney, Pete McCloskey, Brad Morse (House founder), Bob Packwood, James Pearson, Charles Percy, Joel Pritchard, Ralph Regula, Ogden Reid, William Saxbe, Herman Schneebeli, Richard Schweiker, Hugh Scott, Abner Sibal, Arlen Specter, Robert Stafford, Charles Whalen and Lowell Weicker.[42][43][44][45][46]

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See also

References
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  2. Bade, Rachael; Cheney, Kyle (May 3, 2017). "Tuesday Group leader under fire over health care deal". Politico. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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  6. Congressman Charlie Dent retains committee leadership posts
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  8. Tuesday Group Caucus Elects John Katko as Co-Chair
  9. House Administration Committee – Congressional Member and Staff Organizations
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