Senate Centrist Coalition

The Senate Centrist Coalition was a bipartisan caucus of moderate United States Senators. Founded by John Breaux (D-LA) and John Chafee (R-RI) in 1994, the group had 33 members by 2002.[1] It sought bipartisan agreements on issues such as a balanced budget, welfare reform, and healthcare reform.[2]

Coalition Members (109th Congress)

  • Evan Bayh (D-IN)
  • Tom Carper (D-DE)
  • Susan Collins (R-ME)
  • Kent Conrad (D-ND)
  • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
  • Judd Gregg (R-NH)
  • Herb Kohl (D-WI)
  • Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
  • Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
  • Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
  • John McCain (R-AZ)
  • Ben Nelson (D-NE)
  • Bill Nelson (D-FL)
  • Mark Pryor (D-AR)
  • Richard Shelby (R-AL)
  • Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
  • George Voinovich (R-OH)

See also

  • New Democrats
  • Third Way

References

  1. ^ Abrams, Jim (November 10, 2002). "Moderates Seek Power in New Congress". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ Warshaw, Shirley Anne (2014). The Clinton Years. Infobase Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9780816074594.
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