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House Liberty Caucus
Chairman	Warren Davidson
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Preceded by	Liberty Caucus Tea Party Caucus
Ideology	Conservatism Libertarianism Libertarian conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
Colors	Red
Website
www.facebook.com/libertycaucus
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The House Liberty Caucus is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative, libertarian, and libertarian conservative members of the United States House of Representatives.

Prior to the formal creation of the House Liberty Caucus, Rep. Ron Paul hosted a luncheon in Washington, D.C. every Thursday for a group of Republican members of the House of Representatives that he called the Liberty Caucus. The group's proposition was similar to the political action committee known as the Republican Liberty Caucus and "support individual rights, limited government and free enterprise".

After the 112th Congress began and Ron Paul switched his focus to his presidential campaign, his luncheon was replaced by a formal congressional member organization. That member organization was named the House Liberty Caucus and was initially chaired by Justin Amash. The House Liberty Caucus was joined by Republican members who wanted to "focus on specific issues like economic freedom, individual liberty, and following the Constitution". During his time in Congress, Jared Polis of Colorado was the only Democratic member of the caucus. The caucus has been characterized as "conservative with a libertarian emphasis" and was associated with the Tea Party movement. In June 2014, the caucus supported Raúl Labrador's campaign for House Majority Leader. In February 2019, Politico reported that the House Liberty Caucus had eight members.

As of November 2023, Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as the leader of the Congressional Liberty Caucus.

Members

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Current members:

• Andy Biggs of Arizona
• Warren Davidson of Ohio
• Paul Gosar of Arizona
• Morgan Griffith of Virginia
• Jim Jordan of Ohio
• Thomas Massie of Kentucky
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington
• Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
• Tim Walberg of Michigan

Former Members:

• Justin Amash of Michigan – retired in 2020
• Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan – lost renomination in 2014
• Paul Broun of Georgia – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014
• Jason Chaffetz of Utah – resigned in 2017
• Curt Clawson of Florida – retired in 2016
• Scott Garrett of New Jersey – defeated in 2016 general election
• Tom Graves of Georgia – resigned in 2020
• Vicky Hartzler of Missouri – ran unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri
• Tim Huelskamp of Kansas – lost renomination in 2016
• Walter Jones of North Carolina – died 2019
• Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming – retired from the House in 2016
• Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina – appointed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2017
• Jared Polis of Colorado (Democrat) – ran successfully for 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, currently Governor of Colorado. Polis was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus.
• Matt Salmon of Arizona – retired in 2016
• Steve Stockman of Texas – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2014
• Marlin Stutzman of Indiana – ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2016
• Rob Woodall of Georgia – retired in 2020

See also

• Freedom Caucus
• Libertarian Republican
• Libertarian conservatism
• Republican Liberty Caucus
• Republican Study Committee
• Second Amendment Caucus
• Tea Party Caucus
• Tea Party movement

Notes

1. ^ As of November 2023, the list of congressional member organizations for the 118th Congress includes the Congressional Liberty Caucus. Rep. Warren Davidson is listed as its leader.

References

1. ^ "118th Congress Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs)" (PDF). cha.house.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
2. ^ "Conservatives Form Their Own Caucus Because the RSC Isn't 'Hard-Core' Enough". NationalJournal.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
3. ^ "Libertarian wing of GOP gains strength in Congress". WashingtonExaminer.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
4. ^ "Help Build The House Liberty Caucus". LibertyConservatives.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
5. Caldwell, Christopher (July 22, 2007). "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
6. "Statement of Principles & Positions | Republican Liberty Caucus". Rlc.org. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
7. "112th Congress : Congressional Member Organizations (CMO)" (PDF). Cha.house.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
8. "That's My Congress - In Challenge to Michele Bachmann and Tea Party brand, Justin Amash forms House Liberty Caucus". Thatsmycongress.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
9. ^ Burness, Alex (October 3, 2018). "In Congress, so-called 'Boulder liberal' Jared Polis hasn't always acted like one".
10. Gordon, Greg. "Idaho's Raul Labrador raises profile in failed bid for House leader | Idaho Politics". Idahostatesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
11. Costa, Robert. "For tea party, Republican whip race is best shot at House leadership role". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
12. Ferris, Sarah (February 26, 2019). "House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration". POLITICO.
13. ^ Wong, Scott (May 21, 2019). "Amash storm hits Capitol Hill".
14. "U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith". U.S. House of Representatives. March 15, 2018.
15. ^ "House Liberty Caucus". Capecoralvoice.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
16. ^ "Members - House Liberty Caucus". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
17. "Committees and Caucuses | Congressman Kerry Bentivolio". Bentivolio.house.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
18. ^ "House Liberty Caucus". Facebook. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
19. "Committees and Caucuses". Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2016.

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