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CONGRESSIONAL NURSING CAUCUS CREATED

Updated 8/4/2004

Building on the momentum that helped pass the Nurse Reinvestment Act, Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY) established the House Nursing Caucus in January 2003 to educate Congress on the issues important to nurses and the impact nurses have on other important issues, such as homeland security preparedness efforts. The Caucus will hold regular briefings on matters such as the nursing shortage, smallpox vaccinations, Medicare, and health care workplace issues. Since announcing this new organization, 88 Representatives have joined the caucus. Please see below for a list of members.


House Nursing Caucus Members

ALABAMA
Rep. Robert E. "Bud" Cramer (D-AL-5)

ARIZONA
Rep. Rich Renzi (R-AZ-1)
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)

ARKANSAS
Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)

CALIFORNIA
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-1)
Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA-5)
Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey (D-CA-6)
Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-CA-13)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-14)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA-18)
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA-23)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA-24)
Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA-25)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-29)
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA-30)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA-31)
Rep. Grace Flores Napolitano (D-CA-38)
Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA-53)

CONNECTICUT
Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT-2)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3)

DELAWARE
Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)

FLORIDA
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)

GEORGIA
Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

GUAM
Del. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)

HAWAII
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI-1)

ILLINOIS
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)
Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)

INDIANA
Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN-9)

IOWA
Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA-2)
Rep. Leonard L. Boswell (D-IA-3)

KANSAS
Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS-3)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS-4)

KENTUCKY

Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY-1)
Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY-4)

LOUISIANA
Rep. Rodney M. Alexander (D-LA-5)

MAINE
Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME-2)

MARYLAND
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8)

MASSACHUSETTS
Rep. John Olver (D-MA-1)
Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA-2)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA-8)
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-9)

MICHIGAN

Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI-5)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI-11)


MINNESOTA
Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN-8)

MISSISSIPPI
Rep. Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R-MS-3)

NEW JERSEY
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ-2)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12)

NEW MEXICO
Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM-3)

NEW YORK
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4)
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-14)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY-15)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-18)
Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY-21)
Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY-22)

NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. David Price (D-NC-4)
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC-13)

NORTH DAKOTA
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND-AL)

OHIO
Rep. Paul E. Gillmor (R-OH-5)
Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH-6)
Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH-13)
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH-14)
Rep. Timothy J. Ryan (D-OH-17)

OREGON
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3)

PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA-14)
Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA-17)

RHODE ISLAND
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI-2)

TENNESSEE
Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN-4)
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN-5)
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN-6)

TEXAS
Rep. Nicholas V. Lampson (D-TX-9)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-10)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX-16)
Rep. Charles W. Stenholm (D-TX-17)
Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX-24)
Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX-25)
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX-29)

UTAH
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT-2)

VERMONT
Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT-AL)

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Del. Donna Christian Christensen (D-VI-AL)

VIRGINIA
Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R-VA-5)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6)
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA-8)

WASHINGTON
Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA-3)
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA-7)

WISCONSIN
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI-2)
Rep. David Obey (D-WI-7)

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