Blue Dog Democrats

Blue Dog Democrats are social and economic conservatives and moderates in the United States Democratic Party. In the United States House of Representatives, Blue Dogs are an actual coalition of likeminded Democrats organized as the Blue Dog Coalition, rather than just an expression such as "Yellow Dog" Democrats. The term is a reference to the "Blue Dog" paintings of Cajun artist George Rodrigue of Lafayette, Louisiana; the original members of the coalition would regularly meet in the offices of Louisiana representatives who had Rodrigue's paintings on their walls.

List of Blue Dog Coalition members

• Joe Baca (California)
• John Barrow (Georgia)
• Marion Berry (Arkansas)
• Sanford Bishop (Georgia)
• Dan Boren (Oklahoma)
• Leonard Boswell (Iowa)
• Allen Boyd (Florida)
• Dennis Cardoza (California)
• Ed Case (Hawaii)
• Ben Chandler (Kentucky)
• Jim Cooper (Tennessee)
• Jim Costa (California)
• Bud Cramer (Alabama)
• Lincoln Davis (Tennessee)
• Harold Ford, Jr. (Tennessee)
• Jane Harman (California)
• Stephanie Herseth (South Dakota)
• Tim Holden (Pennsylvania)
• Steve Israel (New York)
• Jim Matheson (Utah)
• Mike McIntyre (North Carolina)
• Charlie Melancon (Louisiana)
• Mike Michaud (Maine)
• Dennis Moore (Kansas)
• Collin Peterson (Minnesota)
• Earl Pomeroy (North Dakota)
• Mike Ross (Arkansas)
• John Salazar (Colorado)
• Loretta Sanchez (California)
• Adam Schiff (California)
• David Scott (Georgia)
• John Tanner (Tennessee)
• Ellen Tauscher (California)
• Gene Taylor (Mississippi)
• Mike Thompson (California)

Former members of Congress who were prominent Blue Dog Coalition members include Charles Stenholm of Texas and Brad Carson of Oklahoma.

Related Topics:
Charles Stenholm - Brad Carson

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Another prominent Blue Dog Democrat was Gary Condit, a Congressman from California and subject of a high-profile sex scandal in 2001-2002.

Related Topics:
Gary Condit - California - Sex scandal

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