In response to pleas for donations to progressive candidates so that they could get to DC in 2017 to help Bernie Sanders, I rushed to write a diary to point out that many in the Congressional Progressive Caucus are already endorsing Hillary Clinton. I wanted, above all, to make the point that supporting progressive candidates is a good thing in and of itself. Progressives are needed no matter who goes to the White House in 2017. I have been donating to many of them this cycle, via ActBlue, EMILY's List, etc.
In my rush to print, I made a hash of the lists and ended up printing something that was incorrect and confusing. Last night I took down the diary which was bollixed up beyond repair.
So I'll try again. Here is the list, from Wikipedia, of the House members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. There is only one Senate member who belongs to the Progressive Caucus and that is Bernie Sanders.
In bold face, I have identified the Progressive Caucus members who have endorsed Hillary Clinton. The list I am using to identify Hillary Clinton endorsers is from Wikipedia's very comprehensive listing of candidates and their endorsements. I suggest having a look at it just for informational purposes.
All members are members of the Democratic Party or caucus with the Democratic Party. In the 114th Congress there are currently 70 declared Progressives, including 68 voting Representatives, one non-voting Delegate, and one Senator.
Arizona[edit]
Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson) - co-chair
Ruben Gallego (AZ-7, Phoenix) - vice chair
California[edit]
Jared Huffman (CA-2, San Rafael)
Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11, Concord)
Barbara Lee (CA-13, Oakland) - whip
Michael Honda (CA-17, San Jose) - vice chair
Sam Farr (CA-20, Monterey)
Judy Chu (CA-27, El Monte)
Grace Napolitano (CA-32, Norwalk)
Ted Lieu (CA-33, Torrance)
Xavier Becerra (CA-34, Los Angeles)
Karen Bass (CA-37, Baldwin Hills)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40, Los Angeles)
Mark Takano (CA-41, Riverside) - vice chair
Maxine Waters (CA-43, Inglewood)
Janice Hahn (CA-44, San Pedro)
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47, Long Beach)
Colorado[edit]
Jared Polis (CO-2, Boulder, Fort Collins)
Connecticut[edit]
Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)
Florida[edit]
Corrine Brown (FL-5, Jacksonville)
Alan Grayson (FL-9, Orlando)
Lois Frankel (FL-22, West Palm Beach)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24, Miami)
Georgia[edit]
Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)
Hawaii[edit]
Mark Takai (HI-1, Honolulu)
Illinois[edit]
Luis Gutiérrez (IL-4, Chicago)
Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago) - vice chair
Indiana[edit]
André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)
Iowa[edit]
Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Cedar Rapids)
Maine[edit]
Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)
Maryland[edit]
Elijah Cummings (MD-7, Baltimore)
Massachusetts[edit]
Katherine Clark (MA-5, Melrose)
Jim McGovern (MA-2, Worcester)
Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-4, Newton)
Mike Capuano (MA-7, Boston)
Michigan[edit]
Debbie Dingell (MI-12, Dearborn)
John Conyers (MI-13, Detroit)
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14, Southfield)
Minnesota[edit]
Keith Ellison (MN-5, Minneapolis) - co-chair
Rick Nolan (MN-8, Crosby)
Mississippi[edit]
Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton)
New Jersey[edit]
Frank Pallone (NJ-6, Long Branch)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12, Trenton)
New York[edit]
Nydia Velázquez (NY-7, Brooklyn)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8, Brooklyn)
Yvette Clarke (NY-9, Brooklyn)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-10, Manhattan)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12, Manhattan)
Charles Rangel (NY-13, Harlem)
José Serrano (NY-15, Bronx)
Louise Slaughter (NY-25, Rochester)
North Carolina[edit]
Alma Adams (NC-12, Greensboro)
Ohio[edit]
Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Warrensville Heights), Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
Oregon[edit]
Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1, Beaverton)
Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Eugene)
Pennsylvania[edit]
Chaka Fattah (PA-2, Philadelphia)
Matt Cartwright (PA-17, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pottsville) - vice chair
Rhode Island[edit]
David Cicilline (RI-1, Providence) - vice chair
Tennessee[edit]
Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)
Texas[edit]
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18, Houston) - vice chair
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)
Vermont[edit]
Peter Welch (VT-At Large)
Virginia[edit]
Don Beyer (VA-8, Alexandria)
Washington[edit]
Jim McDermott (WA-7, Seattle)
Wisconsin[edit]
Mark Pocan (WI-2, Madison) - first vice chair
Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)
Non-voting[edit]
Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
Only one member of the Progressive Caucus has endorsed Bernie Sanders and that is the chair, Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson).
Progressives are needed in Congress. So let's support them no matter who we want for our nominee.
