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Equality Caucus Announces 191 Members for the 119th Congress

February 10, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus is announcing the 191 U.S. Representatives who have joined the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress, the most members the Caucus has ever had at the start of a Congress, and making it the largest caucus in the House: 

“As Chair of the Equality Caucus, I am excited to share that 191Representatives in the United States House have committed to the fight for LGBTQI+ rights and joined the ranks of the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress—the most members we have ever started a Congress with,” said Rep. Mark Takano, Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus. “As our community faces an onslaught of attacks by the Trump-Vance Administration and the Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress, our members—who are a part of the largest caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives—are prepared to do the work necessary to counter Republicans’ extreme, anti-equality agenda and protect the rights, dignity, and liberty of LGBTQI+ Americans.”

The Congressional Equality Caucus previously announced the following Chair and Co-Chairs for the 119th Congress: Chair Mark Takano (CA-39) and Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice L. Davids (KS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Julie Johnson (TX-32), Sarah McBride (DE-AL), and Emily Randall (WA-06).

The 19 Vice Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress are: Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Judy Chu (CA-28), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ted Lieu (CA-36), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Scott Peters (CA-50), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Darren Soto (FL-09), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Maxine Waters (CA-43). 

The 160 general Members of the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress are

  • Alma Adams (NC-12)
  • Pete Aguilar (CA-33)
  • Gabe Amo (RI-01)
  • Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
  • Jake Auchincloss (MA-04)
  • Nanette Barragán (CA-44)
  • Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
  • Wesley Bell (MO-01)
  • Ami Bera (CA-06)
  • Don Beyer (VA-08)
  • Brendan Boyle (PA-02)
  • Shontel Brown (OH-11)
  • Julia Brownley (CA-26)
  • Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
  • Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
  • André Carson (IN-07)
  • Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02)
  • Greg Casar (TX-35)
  • Ed Case (HI-01)
  • Sean Casten (IL-06)
  • Kathy Castor (FL-14)
  • Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
  • Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31)
  • Yvette Clarke (NY-09)
  • Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)
  • Steve Cohen (TN-09)
  • Gerald Connolly (VA-11)
  • J. Luis Correa (CA-46)
  • Jim Costa (CA-21)
  • Joe Courtney (CT-02)
  • Jasmine Crockett (TX-30)
  • Jason Crow (CO-06)
  • Danny K. Davis (IL-07)
  • Madeleine Dean (PA-04)
  • Diana DeGette (CO-01)
  • Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
  • Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
  • Chris Deluzio (PA-17)
  • Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)
  • Maxine Dexter (OR-03)
  • Debbie Dingell (MI-06)
  • Sarah Elfreth (MD-03)
  • Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
  • Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
  • Dwight Evans (PA-03)
  • Bill Foster (IL-11)
  • Valerie Foushee (NC-04)
  • Lois Frankel (FL-22)
  • Laura Friedman (CA-30)
  • Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10)
  • John Garamendi (CA-08)
  • Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04)
  • Sylvia Garcia (TX-29)
  • Laura Gillen (NY-04)
  • Jared Golden (ME-02)
  • Dan Goldman (NY-10)
  • Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
  • Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05)
  • Al Green (TX-09)
  • Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07)
  • Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
  • Pablo José Hernández (PR-00)
  • Jim Himes (CT-04)
  • Steven Horsford (NV-04)
  • Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
  • Val Hoyle (OR-04)
  • Jared Huffman (CA-02)
  • Glenn Ivey (MD-04)
  • Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04)
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)
  • William Keating (MA-09)
  • Robin Kelly (IL-02)
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (NY-26)
  • Ro Khanna (CA-17)
  • Greg Landsman (OH-01)
  • Rick Larsen (WA-02)
  • John Larson (CT-01)
  • George Latimer (NY-16)
  • Summer Lee (PA-12)
  • Susie Lee (NV-03)
  • Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03)
  • Mike Levin (CA-49)
  • Sam Liccardo (CA-16)
  • Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
  • Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
  • Seth Magaziner (RI-02)
  • Doris Matsui (CA-07)
  • Lucy McBath (GA-06)
  • April McClain Delaney (MD-06)
  • Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
  • Morgan McGarvey (KY-03)
  • LaMonica McIver (NJ-10)
  • Gregory Meeks (NY-05)
  • Rob Menendez (NJ-08)
  • Grace Meng (NY-06)
  • Kweisi Mfume (MD-07)
  • Gwen Moore (WI-04)
  • Joe Morelle (NY-25)
  • Kelly Morrison (MN-03)
  • Jared Moskowitz (FL-23)
  • Seth Moulton (MA-06)
  • Frank Mrvan (IN-01)
  • Kevin Mullin (CA-15)
  • Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)
  • Joe Neguse (CO-02)
  • Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL)
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
  • Ilhan Omar (MN-05)
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)
  • Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)
  • Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11)
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
  • Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)
  • Nellie Pou (NJ-09)
  • Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
  • Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03)
  • Luz Rivas (CA-29)
  • Deborah Ross (NC-02)
  • Raul Ruiz (CA-25)
  • Patrick Ryan (NY-18)
  • Andrea Salinas (OR-06)
  • Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
  • Brad Schneider (IL-10)
  • Hillary Scholten (MI-03)
  • Kim Schrier (WA-08)
  • David Scott (GA-13)
  • Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03)
  • Terri Sewell (AL-07)
  • Brad Sherman (CA-32)
  • Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11)
  • Adam Smith (WA-09)
  • Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
  • Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
  • Haley Stevens (MI-11)
  • Marilyn Strickland (WA-10)
  • Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10)
  • Eric Swalwell (CA-14)
  • Emilia Sykes (OH-13)
  • Shri Thanedar (MI-13)
  • Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
  • Dina Titus (NV-01)
  • Rashida Tlaib (MI-12)
  • Jill Tokuda (HI-02)
  • Paul Tonko (NY-20)
  • Norma Torres (CA-35)
  • Lori Trahan (MA-03)
  • Derek Tran (CA-45)
  • Sylvester Turner (TX-18)
  • Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
  • Juan Vargas (CA-52)
  • Gabe Vasquez (NM-02)
  • Marc Veasey (TX-33)
  • Nydia Velázquez (NY-07)
  • Eugene Vindman (VA-07)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
  • George Whitesides (CA-27)
  • Nikema Williams (GA-05)
  • Frederica Wilson (FL-24)