The Congressional Wildlife

Refuge Caucus

Caucus Purpose

Caucuses form in order to address needs that are not yet being met by Congress. Bi-partisan caucuses, such as the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, unite members from both parties of the House to address issues such as policy and funding for specific issues.

The Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, lead by Co-chairs Mike Thompson of California and Mike Castle of Delaware and Vice Co-chairs Ed Perlmutter of Colorado and Frank Lo Biondo of New Jersey, will raise awareness of our Refuge System, support adequate Refuge System budgets, and ensure the sustained growth of the Refuge System for future generations. The Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus has 139 committed members and is steadily growing.

Membership

Congressional Refuge Caucus Update
November 3 , 2009

Members:139
States Represented:41
Refuges Represented:182

Member	State	Date Joined	Member	State	Date Joined
Thompson, Mike **	CA	15-Mar-10	Kucinich, Dennis	OH	13-Jan-11
Castle, Mike **	DE	15-Mar-10	Lance, Leonard	NJ	4-Mar-13
LoBiondo, Frank *	NJ	5-May-10	Larsen, Rick	WA	18-Oct-10
Perlmutter, Ed *	CO	30-Mar-11	Larson, John	CT	1-Aug-10
Abercrombie, Neil	HI	11-Apr-11	Lee, Barbara	CA	1-Feb-11
Alexander, Rodney	LA	6-Mar-13	Lipinski, Dan	IL	10-Jan-11
Andrews, Robert	NJ	7-Dec-10	Lofgren, Zoe	CA	19-Sep-10
Arcuri, Michael	NY	8-Mar-11	Lujan, Ben Ray	NM	31-Oct-13
Bachmann, Michele	MN	1-May-12	Lynch, Stephen	MA	4-Aug-10
Bachus, Spencer	AL	27-Jun-10	Maloney, Carolyn	NY	24-Aug-10
Baird, Brian	WA	30-Jul-10	Manzullo, Donald	IL	8-Sep-10
Baldwin, Tammy	WI	15-Jun-10	Markey, Edward	MA	22-Aug-10
Bishop, Tim	NY	2-Aug-10	Marshall, Jim	GA	26-Jul-10
Blackburn, Marsha	TN	9-Sep-10	Matsui, Doris	CA	30-Aug-10
Blumenauer, Earl	OR	29-Nov-10	McCollum, Betty	MN	1-Sep-10
Bonner, Jo	AL	6-Mar-11	McCotter, Thaddeus	MI	13-Jan-11
Boozman, John	AR	24-Mar-11	McDermott, Jim	WA	1-Aug-10
Bordallo, Madeleine	Guam	16-Jan-12	Michaud, Michael	ME	17-May-10
Boren, Dan	OK	8-Sep-10	Miller, Brad	NC	26-Sep-10
Boswell, Leonard	IA	13-Sep-10	Miller, George	CA	18-May-10
Boucher, Rick	VA	6-Sep-10	Mollohan, Alan	WV	29-Jul-10
Boyd, Allen	FL	19-Sep-10	Moore, Dennis	KS	27-Jul-10
Braley, Bruce	IA	17-Jan-11	Moran, James	VA	29-Aug-10
Brown-Waite, Ginny	FL	15-Jul-10	Murphy, Patrick	PA	25-May-12
Camp, Dave	MI	15-Jan-11	Napolitano, Grace	CA	23-Sep-10
Capps, Lois	CA	11-Apr-11	Oberstar, James	MN	11-Aug-10
Capuano, Michael	MA	13-Sep-10	Olver, John	MA	16-Feb-11
Cardoza, Dennis	CA	1-Sep-10	Ortiz, Solomon	TX	29-Aug-10
Cassidy, Bill	LA	7-Aug-13	Pallone, Frank	NJ	1-Jun-10
Chandler, Ben	KY	30-Aug-10	Pascrell, Bill	NJ	16-Sep-10
Clay, Wm. Lacy	MO	3-Aug-10	Paul, Ron	TX	16-Sep-10
Coble, Howard	NC	14-Jul-10	Paulsen, Erik	MN	19-Feb-13
Conyers, John Jr.	MI	11-Jan-11	Payne, Donald	NJ	8-Jun-10
Davis, Lincoln	TN	30-Aug-10	Peterson, Collin	MN	26-Nov-11
Davis, Susan	CA	2-Feb-11	Petri, Thomas	WI	29-Jul-10
DeFazio, Pete	OR	28-Jul-10	Platts, Todd	PA	7-Sep-10
Dicks, Norm	WA	1-Aug-10	Pomeroy, Earl	ND	29-Jul-10
Dingell, John	MI	23-May-10	Price, David	NC	15-Sep-10
Doggett, Lloyd	TX	27-Apr-10	Rothman, Steve	NJ	1-Sep-10
Doyle, Mike	PA	11-Jan-11	Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	N. Mariana Islands	20-Oct-13
Ehlers, Vernon	MI	8-Aug-10	Sanchez, Loretta	CA	2-May-11
Ellison, Keith	MN	24-Jul-12	Schakowsky, Jan	IL	31-Mar-11
Eshoo, Anna	CA	29-Jul-10	Schwartz, Allyson	PA	14-Sep-10
Farr, Sam	CA	29-Jul-10	Serrano, Jose	NY	26-Aug-10
Filner, Bob	CA	12-Sep-10	Sestak, Joe	PA	15-Jul-12
Forbes, Randy	VA	31-Jan-11	Shea-Porter, Carol	NH	20-Jan-11
Frelinghuysen, Rodney	NJ	7-Oct-10	Smith, Adam	WA	21-Jul-10
Garrett, Scott	NJ	19-Sep-10	Snyder, Vic	AR	7-Sep-10
Gerlach, Jim	PA	12-Jul-10	Souder, Mark	IN	30-Sep-10
Gordon, Bart	TN	11-Aug-10	Spratt, John	SC	13-Sep-10
Green, Gene	TX	14-Feb-11	Stark, Pete	CA	27-Jun-10
Grijalva, Raul	AZ	11-May-10	Stearns, Cliff	FL	6-Sep-10
Hare, Phil	IL	17-Nov-11	Tanner, John	TN	21-Jul-10
Hastings, Alcee	FL	12-Jul-10	Tauscher, Ellen	CA	6-Oct-10
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie	SD	9-Dec-10	Tierney, John	MA	26-Aug-10
Higgins, Brian	NY	19-Aug-10	Van Hollen, Chris	MD	9-Jan-11
Hill, Baron	IN	10-Jun-13	Visclosky, Peter	IN	19-Oct-10
Hinchey, Maurice	NY	13-Sep-10	Walz, Tim	MN	26-Jun-12
Hirono, Mazie K.	HI	31-Aug-11	Watson, Diane	CA	22-Sep-10
Holden,Tim	PA	7-Sep-10	Waxman, Henry	CA	26-Sep-10
Holt, Rush	NJ	7-Jun-10	Weiner, Anthony	NY	10-Aug-10
Honda, Michael	CA	20-Sep-10	Welch, Peter	VT	10-May-13
Israel, Steve	NY	5-Aug-10	Wexler, Robert	FL	26-May-10
Jackson Lee, Sheila	TX	1-Aug-10	Wilson, Joe	SC	30-Aug-10
Jones, Walter	NC	29-Jul-10	Wittman, Robert	VA	7-May-12
Kanjorski, Paul	PA	8-Sep-10	Wolf, Frank	VA	18-Nov-10
Kennedy, Patrick	RI	16-Apr-12	Woolsey, Lynn	CA	17-Aug-10
Kildee, Dale	MI	3-May-10	Wu, David	OR	14-Oct-10
Kind, Ron	WI	11-Mar-10	Young, Bill	FL	20-Sep-10
Kline, John	MN	26-Jul-10

** = co-chair
* = vice co-chair

States Not Represented: Alaska, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming

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