Blue Dog Democrats

From Left Space

The conservative wing of the Democratic Party, the Blue Dog Democrats are constantly using their votes to stop true progressive legislation. The only way to end this is to replace them in office by challenging them in the primary races.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081007J.shtml

[edit] List of Blue Dogs

• Mike Arcuri (New York)
• Joe Baca (California)
• John Barrow (Georgia)
• Melissa Bean (Illinois)
• Marion Berry (Arkansas)
• Sanford Bishop (Georgia)
• Dan Boren (Oklahoma)
• Leonard Boswell (Iowa)
• Allen Boyd (Florida), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration
• Dennis Cardoza (California)
• Christopher Carney (Pennsylvania)
• Ben Chandler (Kentucky)
• Jim Cooper (Tennessee)
• Jim Costa (California)
• Bud Cramer (Alabama)
• Lincoln Davis (Tennessee)
• Joe Donnelly (Indiana)
• Brad Ellsworth (Indiana)
• Bill Foster (Illinois)
• Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
• Bart Gordon (Tennessee)
• Jane Harman (California)
• Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (South Dakota), Blue Dog Whip
• Baron Hill (Indiana)
• Tim Holden (Pennsylvania)
• Steve Israel (New York)
• Nick Lampson (Texas)
• Tim Mahoney (Florida)
• Jim Marshall (Georgia)
• Jim Matheson (Utah)
• Mike McIntyre (North Carolina)
• Charlie Melancon (Louisiana)
• Mike Michaud (Maine)
• Dennis Moore (Kansas), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
• Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania)
• Collin Peterson (Minnesota)
• Earl Pomeroy (North Dakota)
• Mike Ross (Arkansas), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications
• John Salazar (Colorado)
• Loretta Sanchez (California)
• Adam Schiff (California)
• David Scott (Georgia)
• Heath Shuler (North Carolina)
• Zack Space (Ohio)
• John Tanner (Tennessee)
• Gene Taylor (Mississippi)
• Mike Thompson (California)
• Charlie Wilson (Ohio)

Former members of Congress who were once prominent Blue Dog Coalition members include:

• Brad Carson (Oklahoma)
• Gary Condit (California)
• Harold Ford Jr. (Tennessee)
• Ralph Hall (Texas) (became a Republican and is still a member of the House)
• Bill Lipinski (Illinois)
• Ken Lucas (Kentucky)
• David Minge (Minnesota)
• Max Sandlin (Texas)
• Charlie Stenholm (Texas)
• Billy Tauzin (Louisiana) (later became a Republican and served until 2005)
• Jim Turner (Texas)