Main Street Partnership
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Chairman | Amo Houghton |
Founded | 1994 |
Ideology | Centrism[1][2] Fiscal conservatism[3] Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism |
Political position | Center[1][2] to Center-right[4][5][6] |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Seats in the Senate |
4 / 100
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Seats in the House |
65 / 435
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Website | |
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The Main Street Partnership is a group of centrist and moderate conservative members of the United States Republican Party within the United States Congress.[3] The group is the rough equivalent of the Blue Dog Democrats.[7]
Contents
History
The Main Street Partnership was formed following the 1994 House elections, in which conservative Republicans were swept into power. An informal discussion group formed by Representatives Nancy Johnson, Steve Gunderson, and Fred Upton later became somewhat of an organized bloc intent on representing the moderate wing of the Republican Party. The partnership is currently composed of moderates such as Susan Collins and Mark Kirk; some members would fit most of the criteria of a conservative, such as Thad McCotter and Brian Bilbray. Members of the group are often labeled as RINOs by more conservative Republicans and are often challenged in Republican primaries by the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, and the Tea Party movement, among others.[8][9]
The Main Street Partnership has allied with other moderate Republican groups, including Christine Todd Whitman's It's My Party Too, Ann Stone's Republicans for Choice, the Log Cabin Republicans, the Republican Majority For Choice, The Wish List, Republicans for Environmental Protection, the Mainstream Republicans of Washington, and the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority.
In May 2005, the Main Street Partnership helped pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act in the House Of Representatives; 50 Republicans voted in support of the bill, which passed 238-194.
They are an important swing vote on spending bills and as a result have gained influence in Congress out of proportion to their numbers. They are frequently sought after to broker compromises between the Democratic and Republican leadership, generally lending a more centrist character to US politics.[citation needed]
The organization's board of directors voted on January 8, 2013 to scrap party identification from its title and be known simply as "The Main Street Partnership." The group's new president, former Ohio Republican Rep. Steven LaTourette, told Yahoo News that he intended to start conversations with Blue Dog Democrats and centrist groups in the following months.[10]
Current members
Board of directors
- Steve LaTourette - President and CEO, former Representative from Ohio
- Sarah Chamberlain - COO and CFO
- Amo Houghton - Chairman and founder, former Representative from New York
- Dave Hobson - Board Member, former Representative from Ohio
- Tim Regan - Board Member
- Robert Ziff - Board Member
Senators
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Susan Collins, Maine
- Mark Kirk, Illinois
- John McCain, Arizona
Representatives
- Dan Benishek (MI-1)
- Mike Bost (IL-12)
- Susan Brooks (IN-5)
- Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
- Ken Calvert (CA-42)
- Chris Collins (NY-27)
- Barbara Comstock (VA-10)
- Paul Cook (CA-8)
- Ryan Costello (PA-6)
- Carlos Curbelo (FL-26)
- Rodney Davis (IL-13)
- Jeff Denham (CA-10)
- Charlie Dent (PA-15)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)
- Bob Dold (IL-10)
- Dan Donovan (NY-11)
- Sean Duffy (WI-7)
- Renee Ellmers (NC-2)
- Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1)
- Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)
- Chris Gibson (NY-19)
- Frank Guinta (NH-1)
- Richard Hanna (NY-22)
- Joe Heck (NV-3)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3)
- Evan Jenkins (WV-3)
- Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)
- Bill Johnson (OH-6)
- David Joyce (OH-14)
- John Katko (NY-24)
- Mike Kelly (PA-3)
- Peter King (NY-2)
- Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
- Darin LaHood (IL-18)
- Leonard Lance (NJ-7)
- Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)
- Tom MacArthur (NJ-3)
- David McKinley (WV-1)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5)
- Martha McSally (AZ-2)
- Pat Meehan (PA-7)
- Alex Mooney (WV-2)
- Tim Murphy (PA-18)
- Dan Newhouse (WA-4)
- Erik Paulsen (MN-3)
- Bruce Poliquin (ME-2)
- Tom Reed (NY-23)
- Dave Reichert (WA-8)
- Jim Renacci (OH-16)
- Scott Rigell (VA-2)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27)
- Mike Simpson (ID-2)
- Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
- Steve Stivers (OH-15)
- Pat Tiberi (OH-12)
- David Trott (MI-11)
- Mike Turner (OH-10)
- Fred Upton (MI-6)
- David Valadao (CA-21)
- Greg Walden (OR-2)
- Mimi Walters (CA-45)
- Ed Whitfield (KY-1)
- David Young (IA-3)
- Todd Young (IN-9)
- Lee Zeldin (NY-1)
- Ryan Zinke (MT-AL)
Former members
Representatives
- Steve Austria, Ohio
- Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland
- Charles Bass, New Hampshire
- Doug Bereuter, Nebraska
- Judy Biggert, Illinois
- Brian Bilbray, California
- Sherwood Boehlert, New York
- Mary Bono Mack, California
- Jeb Bradley, New Hampshire
- Dave Camp, Michigan
- Joseph Cao, Louisiana
- Mike Castle, Delaware
- Saxby Chambliss, Georgia
- Tom Davis, Virginia
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Florida
- Charles Djou, Hawaii
- David Dreier, California
- Vern Ehlers, Michigan
- Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri
- Phil English, Pennsylvania
- Bob Franks, New Jersey, died in 2010
- Mark Foley, Florida
- Greg Ganske, Iowa
- Jim Gerlach, Pennsylvania
- Wayne Gilchrest, Maryland
- Benjamin Gilman, New York
- Paul Gillmor, Ohio, died in 2007
- Porter Goss, Florida
- Jim Greenwood, Pennsylvania
- Melissa Hart, Pennsylvania
- Nan Hayworth, New York
- Dave Hobson, Ohio
- Steve Horn, California
- Amo Houghton, New York
- Nancy Johnson, Connecticut
- Sue Kelly, New York
- Jim Kolbe, Arizona
- Randy Kuhl, New York
- Ray LaHood, Illinois
- Steve LaTourette, Ohio
- Jim Leach, Iowa
- Jerry Lewis, California
- Jim McCrery, Louisiana
- Connie Morella, Maryland
- George Nethercutt, Washington
- Doug Ose, California
- Tom Petri, Wisconsin
- Todd Platts, Pennsylvania
- Jon Porter, Nevada
- Deborah Pryce, Ohio
- Jack Quinn, New York
- Jim Ramstad, Minnesota
- Ralph Regula, Ohio
- Marge Roukema, New Jersey
- Jon Runyan, New Jersey
- Jim Saxton, New Jersey
- Bobby Schilling, Illinois
- Joe Schwarz, Michigan
- E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Florida
- Chris Shays, Connecticut
- Rob Simmons, Connecticut
- Bob Turner, New York
- Jim Walsh, New York
- Jerry Weller, Illinois
- Heather Wilson, New Mexico
- Frank Wolf, Virginia
Senators
- Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, left GOP in 2007 after being defeated for reelection
- Saxby Chambliss, Georgia, retired
- Norm Coleman, Minnesota, defeated for reelection
- John Danforth, Missouri, retired
- Jim Jeffords, Vermont, left GOP in 2001
- Warren Rudman, New Hampshire, retired
- Gordon Smith, Oregon, defeated for reelection
- Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, left GOP 2009, defeated for reelection
- Olympia Snowe, Maine, retired
- Ted Stevens, Alaska, defeated for reelection
- George Voinovich, Ohio, retired
Former Governors
- Jim Geringer, Wyoming
- Bill Graves, Kansas
- Linda Lingle, Hawaii
- George Pataki, New York
- John G. Rowland, Connecticut
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, California
See also
- Republican Study Committee
- Blue Dog Coalition
- Freedom Caucus
- The Tuesday Group
- Tea Party Caucus
- Liberty Caucus
References
- ^ a b Gray, Steven (December 11, 2010). "Illinois' Mark Kirk: Can a Moderate Republican Thrive in Today's Senate?". Time.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Patrick (April 16, 2014). "GOP Feud on Full Display in New Idaho Ad". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Three New Congressional Members Join Main Street". Republicanmainstreet.org. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ LaTourette, Steve (January 8, 2013). "Former U.S. Rep Steve LaTourette (R-OH) Statement on the New Main Street Partnership". Republicanmainstreet.org. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ James, Frank (February 13, 2014). "Debt Ceiling Vote Relied On GOP's 'Tough Vote' Caucus". Npr.org. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Wolf, Frank (January 8, 2013). "Former U.S. Rep Steve LaTourette (R-OH) Statement on the New Main Street Partnership". Republicanmainstreet.org. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Lucas, DeWayne; Iva Deutchman (June 19, 2008). "Looking for the Productive Center in the 2006 Elections: Running for Congress as a Blue Dog or Main Streeter" (PDF). Rockefeller.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Club for Growth". Club for Growth. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "Republican Group Targets Its Own Party". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ Chris Moody (8 January 2013). "Moderate Republican group to remove 'Republican' from name, welcome Democrats". Yahoo News. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
- "G.O.P. Moderates Rebuff Lobbyists, Then Woo Them". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- Gay, Sheryl (2005-05-19). "As Vote Nears, DeLay Attacks Bill Expanding Stem Cell Research - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "Apps - Access My Library - Gale". Access My Library. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- Murray, Mark (2004-04-29). "Win raises Specter of moderation - politics | NBC News". MSNBC. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "08/31/98 A CRASH COURSE FOR CONGRESS". Businessweek.com. 1998-08-13. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "Battle for Congress Is Already Fully Engaged". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "A move to push Republicans to the middle". CSMonitor.com. 2005-01-31. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- Firestone, David (2003-04-24). "Republicans Have Tax-Cutting Ax to Grind With One Another". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "Situation Room blog". CNN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- "CNN Political Ticker". CNN.com. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- Waller, Douglas (2001-07-30). "Raising A Ruckus In The House". TIME. Retrieved 2016-02-23.