Blue Dog Coalition

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The Blue Dog Coalition is a group of moderate to conservative Democrats in the United States House of Representatives. The group is currently made up of 35 Democrats, mostly from the U.S. Southern states.

The coalition was formed in the 1994 104th Congress as a way for more conservative congressmen of the primarily liberal Democratic party to have a unified voice in Congress. The group's name came from the older description of many in the South who "would vote for a yellow dog if he ran as a Democrat" (see also:Yellow dog Democrat) combined with the feeling that moderate-to-conservative views had been "choked blue" by the Democratic party in years prior to the election.

The Blue Dogs moderate agenda in Congress has angered many in the Democratic party, as it often leads to them voting with the more conservative Republicans. Often, the group will be instrumental in striking a balance between liberal and conservative ideas. Many of its members are also associated with the Democratic Leadership Council, a more moderate group also on the right wing of the party.

List of Blue Dog members

All Blue Dogs are Democrats in the United States House of Representatives.

• 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)