Medicare for All Caucus: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|United States Congressional caucus}}

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| foundation = {{start date and age|2018|07|19}}

| country = United States

| name = Medicare for All Caucus

| leader1_title = Co-Chairs

| leader1_name = [[Debbie Dingell]], [[Pramila Jayapal]]

| ideology = [[Right to health]]<br>[[Single-payer healthcare]]

| national = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]

| seats1_title = Seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]]

| seats1 = {{composition bar|58|435|hex=#003366}}

| seats2_title = Seats in the [[House Democratic Caucus]]

| seats2 = {{composition bar|58|212|hex=#003366}}

| colors = {{colorbox|#003366}} Blue

The '''Medicare for All Caucus''' is a [[congressional caucus]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a [[Single-payer healthcare|single-payer healthcare system]]. It was announced by [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Osita Nwanevu |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/house-progressives-launch-medicare-for-all-caucus.html |title=House Progressives Launch the Medicare for All Caucus |publisher=Slate |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>

== Electoral results ==

=== House of Representatives ===

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!Election year

!Overall seats

!Democratic seats

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![[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]]

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|{{composition bar|78|233|hex=#01346E}}

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![[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]]

|{{composition bar|75|435|hex=#01346E}}

|{{composition bar|75|222|hex=#01346E}}

|{{decrease}} -3

|-

![[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]]

|{{composition bar|58|435|hex=#01346E}}

|{{composition bar|58|212|hex=#01346E}}

|{{decrease}} -17

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== Members ==

[[File:Medicare for All Caucus.svg|thumb|260px|The caucus as of January 12, 2019.

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*[[Ruben Gallego]] (AZ-3)

*[[Raúl Grijalva]] (AZ-7)

*[[Jared Huffman]] (CA-2)

*[[John Garamendi]] (CA-8)

*[[Mark DeSaulnier]] (CA-10)

*[[Barbara Lee]] (CA-12)

*[[Ro Khanna]] (CA-17)

*[[Zoe Lofgren]] (CA-18)

*[[Jimmy Panetta]] (CA-19)

*[[Judy Chu]] (CA-28)

*[[Grace Napolitano]] (CA-31)

*[[Jimmy Gomez]] (CA-34)

*[[Ted Lieu]] (CA-36)

*[[Mark Takano]] (CA-39)

*[[Maxine Waters]] (CA-43)

*[[Nanette Barragán]] (CA-44)

*[[Sara Jacobs]] (CA-51)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2021-03-27 |title=Sara Jacobs Joins Congressional Progressive Caucus, Her 9th, But Trails Other Dems |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/03/26/sara-jacobs-joins-congressional-progressive-caucus-her-9th-but-trails-other-dems/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Committees and Caucuses {{!}} Congresswoman Sara Jacobs |url=https://sarajacobs.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses.htm |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=sarajacobs.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Joe Neguse]] (CO-2) – vice chair<ref name=legistorm2023>{{Cite web |title=Congressional Medicare for All Caucus - Summary from LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/organization/summary/151171/Congressional_Medicare_for_All_Caucus.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=legistorm.com |language=en}}</ref>

'''[[District of Columbia]]'''

*[[Eleanor Holmes Norton]] (DC-AL) (non-voting delegate)

*[[Darren Soto]] (FL-9)

*[[Kathy Castor]] (FL-14)

*[[Lois Frankel]] (FL-22)

*[[Frederica Wilson]] (FL-24)

*[[Hank Johnson]] (GA-4)

*[[Robin Kelly]] (IL-2)

*[[Danny K. Davis]] (IL-7)

*[[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL-9)

*[[André Carson]] (IN-7)

*[[Chellie Pingree]] (ME-1)

*[[Jamie Raskin]] (MD-8)

*[[Jim McGovern (American politician)|Jim McGovern]] (MA-2)

*[[Katherine Clark]] (MA-5)

*[[Ayanna Pressley]] (MA-7)<ref name=legistorm2023 />

*[[Debbie Dingell]] (MI-6)<ref name=resnick2018>{{cite web |last1=Resnick |first1=Gideon |title=70 Democrats Sign On to New 'Medicare for All' House Caucus |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/70-democrats-sign-on-to-new-medicare-for-all-house-caucus |publisher=The Daily Beast |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |language=en |date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> – co-chair

*[[Rashida Tlaib]] (MI-12)<ref name=legistorm2023 />

*[[Ilhan Omar]] (MN-5) – vice chair<ref name=legistorm2023 />

*[[Cori Bush]] (MO-1)<ref name=legistorm2023 />

*[[Dina Titus]] (NV-1)

*[[Bonnie Watson Coleman]] (NJ-12)

*[[Grace Meng]] (NY-6)

*[[Nydia Velázquez]] (NY-7)

*[[Yvette Clarke]] (NY-9)

*[[Jerrold Nadler]] (NY-12)

*[[Adriano Espaillat]] (NY-13)

*[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (NY-14)

*[[Paul Tonko]] (NY-20)

*[[Brian Higgins]] (NY-26)

*[[Joyce Beatty]] (OH-3)

*[[Suzanne Bonamici]] (OR-1)

*[[Earl Blumenauer]] (OR-3) (retiring in 2024)

*[[Brendan Boyle]] (PA-2)

*[[Dwight Evans (politician)|Dwight Evans]] (PA-3)

*[[Steve Cohen (politician)|Steve Cohen]] (TN-9)

*[[Al Green (politician)|Al Green]] (TX-9)

*[[Sheila Jackson Lee]] (TX-18)

*[[Marc Veasey]] (TX-33)

*[[Vicente Gonzalez (politician)|Vicente González]] (TX-34)

*[[Bobby Scott (politician)|Bobby Scott]] (VA-3)

*[[Don Beyer]] (VA-8)

*[[Pramila Jayapal]] (WA-7)<ref name=resnick2018 /> – co-chair

*[[Adam Smith (Washington politician)|Adam Smith]] (WA-9)

*[[Mark Pocan]] (WI-2)

}}

== Former members ==

'''California'''

*[[Jerry McNerney]] (CA-9) ''retired''

*[[Karen Bass]] (CA-37) – ''retired in 2022 to run for [[Mayor of Los Angeles]] (elected)''

*[[Lucille Roybal-Allard]] (CA-40) ''retired''

*[[Alan Lowenthal]] (CA-47) ''retired''

'''Colorado'''

* [[Jared Polis]] (CO-2) – ''retired in 2018 to run for [[governor of Colorado]] (elected)''

'''[[Hawaii]]'''

*[[Tulsi Gabbard]] (HI-2)<ref>{{cite web |author=Tulsi Gabbard |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=https://gabbard.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses}}</ref> – ''retired in 2020 during her run for President (lost primary); left Democratic Party in 2022''

'''Georgia'''

*[[John Lewis]] (GA-5) ''deceased''

'''Florida'''

*[[Alcee Hastings]] (FL-20) ''deceased''

'''Kentucky'''

*[[John Yarmuth]] (KY-3) ''retired''

'''Maryland'''

*[[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]] (MD-4) ''ran for [[Attorney General of Maryland]] (elected)''

'''Massachusetts'''

* [[Mike Capuano]] – defeated in [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts|2018 primary]] by current Rep. [[Ayanna Pressley]] (MA-7), who, as of September 2018, does favor Medicare-for All.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/meet-ayanna-pressley-massachusetts-first-black-congresswoman.html|title=Meet Ayanna Pressley, the Democrat who could become Massachusetts' first black Congresswoman|last=Hess|first=Abigail|date=September 5, 2018|work=CNBC|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref>

'''Michigan'''

*[[Andy Levin]] (MI-9) ''lost redistricting race to [[Haley Stevens]].

*[[Brenda Lawrence]] (MI-14) ''retired''

'''Minnesota'''

* [[Keith Ellison]], ''retired and ran for [[Attorney General of Minnesota]] (elected)''

* [[Rick Nolan]], ''retired''

'''[[Missouri]]'''

*[[Lacy Clay|William Lacy Clay]], defeated in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|2020 primary]] by current Rep. [[Cori Bush]] (MO-1), who, as of January 2021, does favor Medicare for All.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2021-01-04/now-a-congresswoman-missouris-cori-bush-looks-to-bring-activist-power-to-the-legislative-process|title=Now A Congresswoman, Missouri's Cori Bush Looks To Bring Activist Power To The Legislative Process|last=Rosenbaum|first=Jason|date=January 4, 2021|work=KCUR|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

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'''New York'''

*[[Carolyn Maloney]] (NY-12) – ''lost redistricting race to [[Jerrold Nadler]] in 2022''

*[[José Enrique Serrano|José Serrano]] (NY-15) ''retired''

*[[Eliot Engel]] – defeated in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York|2020 primary]] by current Rep. [[Jamaal Bowman]] (NY-16), who, as of December 2020, does favor Medicare for All.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/how-representative-jamaal-bowman-will-get-it-done.html|title=How Representative Jamaal Bowman Will Get It Done|last=Read|first=Bridget|date=December 29, 2020|work=The Cut|access-date=January 10, 2020}}

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'''Ohio'''

*[[Marcia Fudge]] (OH-11) – ''appointed [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] in 2021.''

*[[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]] (OH-13) – ''ran for [[U.S. Senate]] in 2022 (won primary but lost general election)''

'''Oregon'''

*[[Peter DeFazio]] (OR-4) ''retired''

'''Pennsylvania'''

*[[Mike Doyle (American politician)|Mike Doyle]] (PA-18) ''retired''.

'''[[Rhode Island]]'''

*[[David Cicilline]] (RI-1) – resigned in June 2023 to accept role as president of the Rhode Island Foundation.

'''[[Vermont]]'''

*[[Peter Welch]] (VT-AL) – ''retired in 2022 to run for [[U.S. Senate]] (and elected)''.

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