Congressional Progressive Caucus

Congressional Progressive Caucus
Co-Chairs	Mark Pocan Pramila Jayapal
First Vice Chair	Ro Khanna
Whip	Ilhan Omar
Vice Chairs	Sheila Jackson Lee, Veronica Escobar, Ruben Gallego, Mark Takano, Debbie Dingell, David Cicilline, Joe Neguse, Jan Schakowsky, Donald Norcross
Founded	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Ideology	Progressivism[1] Modern liberalism[2] Social democracy[3]
Political position	Left-wing[4]
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Seats in the Senate	1 / 100
Seats in House Democratic Caucus	95 / 235 [5]
Seats in the House	95 / 435
Website
cpc-grijalva.house.gov

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a caucus in the Democratic congressional caucus in the United States Congress.^[6] The CPC is a left-leaning organization that works to advance progressive and liberal issues and positions.^[7]

In the 116th United States Congress, the CPC has 98 members, making it the second largest caucus within the Democratic Party and the third largest caucus in Congress. The CPC is currently co-chaired by U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).

1. ↑ "What is CPC?". Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
2. ↑ "Ellison Offers Progressive View Of Debt Deal". NPR. August 1, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2017. Congressional Progressive Caucus — the liberal wing of the Democratic Party in the House
3. ↑ Raza, Syed Ali (2012), Social Democratic System, Global Peace Trust, p. 91
4. ↑ Cunningham, Vinson (February 19, 2017). "Will Keith Ellison Move the Democrats Left?". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
5. ↑ "Congressional Progressive Caucus: Caucus Members". cpc-grijalva.house.gov/caucus-members/ (Retrieved:February 23, 2019)
6. ↑ "Congressional Progressive Caucus: Caucus Members". house.gov.
7. ↑ About the CPC Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, CPC Website, accessed Oct 8, 2009