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Congressional Equality Caucus

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The Congressional Equality Caucus (formerly the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus) works to advance the equality and civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans through federal legislation and oversight. It is the largest LGBTQ+ caucus in Congress.

193 membersOfficial website ⧉
Democrats: 193

Leadership

Chair

Mark TakanoD
CA-39

Co-Chairs

Becca BalintD
VT-AL
Angie CraigD
MN-2
Sharice DavidsD
KS-3
Robert GarciaD
CA-42
Julie JohnsonD
TX-32
Sarah McBrideD
DE-AL
Chris PappasD
NH-1
Mark PocanD
WI-2
Emily RandallD
WA-6
Eric SorensenD
IL-17
Ritchie TorresD
NY-15

Vice Chairs

Suzanne BonamiciD
OR-1
Judy ChuD
CA-28
Maxine DexterD
OR-3
Lloyd DoggettD
TX-37
Lizzie FletcherD
TX-7
Sara JacobsD
CA-51
Pramila JayapalD
WA-7
Raja KrishnamoorthiD
IL-8
Ted LieuD
CA-36
James P. McGovernD
MA-2
Scott H. PetersD
CA-50
Chellie PingreeD
ME-1
Mike QuigleyD
IL-5
Jamie RaskinD
MD-8
Andrea SalinasD
OR-6
Linda T. SánchezD
CA-38
Mary Gay ScanlonD
PA-5
Lateefah SimonD
CA-12
Darren SotoD
FL-9
Debbie Wasserman SchultzD
FL-25
Maxine WatersD
CA-43
D
Alma S. Adams
NC-12
D
Pete Aguilar
CA-33
D
Gabe Amo
RI-1
D
Yassamin Ansari
AZ-3
D
Jake Auchincloss
MA-4
D
Becca Balint
VT-AL
Co-ChairD
Nanette Diaz Barragán
CA-44
D
Joyce Beatty
OH-3
D
Wesley Bell
MO-1
D
Ami Bera
CA-6
D
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
VA-8
D
Suzanne Bonamici
OR-1
Vice ChairD
Brendan F. Boyle
PA-2
D
Shontel M. Brown
OH-11
D
Julia Brownley
CA-26
D
Nikki Budzinski
IL-13
D
Salud O. Carbajal
CA-24
D
André Carson
IN-7
D
Troy A. Carter
LA-2
D
Greg Casar
TX-35
D
Ed Case
HI-1
D
Sean Casten
IL-6
D
Kathy Castor
FL-14
D
Joaquin Castro
TX-20
D
Judy Chu
CA-28
Vice ChairD
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
CA-31
D
Yvette D. Clarke
NY-9
D
Emanuel Cleaver
MO-5
D
Steve Cohen
TN-9
D
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
NJ-3
D
J. Luis Correa
CA-46
D
Jim Costa
CA-21
D
Joe Courtney
CT-2
D
Angie Craig
MN-2
Co-ChairD
Jasmine Crockett
TX-30
D
Jason Crow
CO-6
D
Sharice Davids
KS-3
Co-ChairD
Danny K. Davis
IL-7
D
Madeleine Dean
PA-4
D
Diana DeGette
CO-1
D
Rosa L. DeLauro
CT-3
D
Suzan K. DelBene
WA-1
D
Christopher R. Deluzio
PA-17
D
Mark DeSaulnier
CA-10
D
Maxine Dexter
OR-3
Vice ChairD
Debbie Dingell
MI-6
D
Lloyd Doggett
TX-37
Vice ChairD
Sarah Elfreth
MD-3
D
Veronica Escobar
TX-16
D
Adriano Espaillat
NY-13
D
Dwight Evans
PA-3
D
Lizzie Fletcher
TX-7
Vice ChairD
Bill Foster
IL-11
D
Valerie P. Foushee
NC-4
D
Lois Frankel
FL-22
D
Laura Friedman
CA-30
D
Maxwell Frost
FL-10
D
John Garamendi
CA-8
D
Robert Garcia
CA-42
Co-ChairD
Sylvia R. Garcia
TX-29
D
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
IL-4
D
Laura Gillen
NY-4
D
Jared F. Golden
ME-2
D
Daniel S. Goldman
NY-10
D
Jimmy Gomez
CA-34
D
Josh Gottheimer
NJ-5
D
Al Green
TX-9
D
Adelita S. Grijalva
AZ-7
D
Jahana Hayes
CT-5
D
Pablo José Hernández
PR-AL
D
James A. Himes
CT-4
D
Steven Horsford
NV-4
D
Chrissy Houlahan
PA-6
D
Val T. Hoyle
OR-4
D
Jared Huffman
CA-2
D
Glenn Ivey
MD-4
D
Sara Jacobs
CA-51
Vice ChairD
Pramila Jayapal
WA-7
Vice ChairD
Julie Johnson
TX-32
Co-ChairD
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
GA-4
D
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA-37
D
William R. Keating
MA-9
D
Robin L. Kelly
IL-2
D
Timothy M. Kennedy
NY-26
D
Ro Khanna
CA-17
D
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL-8
Vice ChairD
Greg Landsman
OH-1
D
Rick Larsen
WA-2
D
John B. Larson
CT-1
D
George Latimer
NY-16
D
Susie Lee
NV-3
D
Summer L. Lee
PA-12
D
Teresa Leger Fernandez
NM-3
D
Mike Levin
CA-49
D
Sam T. Liccardo
CA-16
D
Ted Lieu
CA-36
Vice ChairD
Zoe Lofgren
CA-18
D
Stephen F. Lynch
MA-8
D
Seth Magaziner
RI-2
D
John W. Mannion
NY-22
D
Doris O. Matsui
CA-7
D
Lucy McBath
GA-6
D
Sarah McBride
DE-AL
Co-ChairD
April McClain Delaney
MD-6
D
Jennifer L. McClellan
VA-4
D
Kristen McDonald Rivet
MI-8
D
Morgan McGarvey
KY-3
D
James P. McGovern
MA-2
Vice ChairD
LaMonica McIver
NJ-10
D
Gregory W. Meeks
NY-5
D
Analilia Mejia
NJ-11
D
Robert Menendez
NJ-8
D
Grace Meng
NY-6
D
Kweisi Mfume
MD-7
D
Dave Min
CA-47
D
Gwen Moore
WI-4
D
Joseph D. Morelle
NY-25
D
Kelly Morrison
MN-3
D
Jared Moskowitz
FL-23
D
Seth Moulton
MA-6
D
Frank J. Mrvan
IN-1
D
Kevin Mullin
CA-15
D
Jerrold Nadler
NY-12
D
Joe Neguse
CO-2
D
Donald Norcross
NJ-1
D
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DC-AL
D
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY-14
D
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
MD-2
D
Ilhan Omar
MN-5
D
Frank Pallone, Jr.
NJ-6
D
Jimmy Panetta
CA-19
D
Chris Pappas
NH-1
Co-ChairD
Nancy Pelosi
CA-11
D
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA-3
D
Scott H. Peters
CA-50
Vice ChairD
Brittany Pettersen
CO-7
D
Chellie Pingree
ME-1
Vice ChairD
Mark Pocan
WI-2
Co-ChairD
Nellie Pou
NJ-9
D
Ayanna Pressley
MA-7
D
Mike Quigley
IL-5
Vice ChairD
Delia C. Ramirez
IL-3
D
Emily Randall
WA-6
Co-ChairD
Jamie Raskin
MD-8
Vice ChairD
Josh Riley
NY-19
D
Luz M. Rivas
CA-29
D
Deborah K. Ross
NC-2
D
Raul Ruiz
CA-25
D
Patrick Ryan
NY-18
D
Andrea Salinas
OR-6
Vice ChairD
Linda T. Sánchez
CA-38
Vice ChairD
Mary Gay Scanlon
PA-5
Vice ChairD
Janice D. Schakowsky
IL-9
D
Bradley Scott Schneider
IL-10
D
Hillary J. Scholten
MI-3
D
Kim Schrier
WA-8
D
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
VA-3
D
Terri A. Sewell
AL-7
D
Brad Sherman
CA-32
D
Lateefah Simon
CA-12
Vice ChairD
Adam Smith
WA-9
D
Eric Sorensen
IL-17
Co-ChairD
Darren Soto
FL-9
Vice ChairD
Melanie A. Stansbury
NM-1
D
Greg Stanton
AZ-4
D
Haley M. Stevens
MI-11
D
Marilyn Strickland
WA-10
D
Suhas Subramanyam
VA-10
D
Emilia Strong Sykes
OH-13
D
Mark Takano
CA-39
ChairD
Shri Thanedar
MI-13
D
Bennie G. Thompson
MS-2
D
Dina Titus
NV-1
D
Rashida Tlaib
MI-12
D
Jill N. Tokuda
HI-2
D
Paul Tonko
NY-20
D
Ritchie Torres
NY-15
Co-ChairD
Norma J. Torres
CA-35
D
Lori Trahan
MA-3
D
Derek Tran
CA-45
D
Lauren Underwood
IL-14
D
Juan Vargas
CA-52
D
Gabe Vasquez
NM-2
D
Marc A. Veasey
TX-33
D
Nydia M. Velázquez
NY-7
D
Eugene Simon Vindman
VA-7
D
James R. Walkinshaw
VA-11
D
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL-25
Vice ChairD
Maxine Waters
CA-43
Vice ChairD
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ-12
D
George Whitesides
CA-27
D
Nikema Williams
GA-5
D
Frederica S. Wilson
FL-24

Roster and leadership sourced from the caucus’s official membership page and may lag its current roster.