Medicare for All Caucus

The Medicare for All Caucus is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system. It was announced by progressive members of the House of Representatives in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.^[1]

Medicare for All Caucus
Co-Chairs	Debbie Dingell, Pramila Jayapal
Founded	July 19, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-19)
Ideology	Right to health Single-payer healthcare
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Seats in the House	58 / 435
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus	58 / 212
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

Electoral results

House of Representatives

Election year	Overall seats	Democratic seats	±
2018	78 / 435	78 / 233
2020	75 / 435	75 / 222	-3
2022	58 / 435	58 / 212	-17

Members

 

The caucus as of January 12, 2019.

  Members

Arizona

• Ruben Gallego (AZ-3)
• Raúl Grijalva (AZ-7)

California

• Jared Huffman (CA-2)
• John Garamendi (CA-8)
• Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)
• Barbara Lee (CA-12)
• Ro Khanna (CA-17)
• Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
• Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)
• Judy Chu (CA-28)
• Grace Napolitano (CA-31)
• Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
• Ted Lieu (CA-36)
• Mark Takano (CA-39)
• Maxine Waters (CA-43)
• Nanette Barragán (CA-44)
• Sara Jacobs (CA-51)^[2][3]

Colorado

• Joe Neguse (CO-2) – vice chair^[4]

District of Columbia

• Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL) (non-voting delegate)

Florida

• Darren Soto (FL-9)
• Kathy Castor (FL-14)
• Lois Frankel (FL-22)
• Frederica Wilson (FL-24)

Georgia

• Hank Johnson (GA-4)

Illinois

• Robin Kelly (IL-2)
• Danny K. Davis (IL-7)
• Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)

Indiana

• André Carson (IN-7)

Maine

• Chellie Pingree (ME-1)

Maryland

• Jamie Raskin (MD-8)

Massachusetts

• Jim McGovern (MA-2)
• Katherine Clark (MA-5)
• Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)^[4]

Michigan

• Debbie Dingell (MI-6)^[5] – co-chair
• Rashida Tlaib (MI-12)^[4]

Minnesota

• Ilhan Omar (MN-5) – vice chair^[4]

Missouri

• Cori Bush (MO-1)^[4]

Nevada

• Dina Titus (NV-1)

New Jersey

• Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)

New York

• Grace Meng (NY-6)
• Nydia Velázquez (NY-7)
• Yvette Clarke (NY-9)
• Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)
• Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
• Paul Tonko (NY-20)
• Brian Higgins (NY-26)

Ohio

• Joyce Beatty (OH-3)

Oregon

• Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1)
• Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) (retiring in 2024)

Pennsylvania

• Brendan Boyle (PA-2)
• Dwight Evans (PA-3)

Tennessee

• Steve Cohen (TN-9)

Texas

• Al Green (TX-9)
• Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
• Marc Veasey (TX-33)
• Vicente González (TX-34)

Virginia

• Bobby Scott (VA-3)
• Don Beyer (VA-8)

Washington

• Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)^[5] – co-chair
• Adam Smith (WA-9)

Wisconsin

• Mark Pocan (WI-2)

Former members

California

• Jerry McNerney (CA-9) retired
• Karen Bass (CA-37) – retired in 2022 to run for Mayor of Los Angeles (elected)
• Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) retired
• Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) retired

Colorado

• Jared Polis (CO-2) – retired in 2018 to run for governor of Colorado (elected)

Hawaii

• Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2)^[6] – retired in 2020 during her run for President (lost primary); left Democratic Party in 2022

Georgia

• John Lewis (GA-5) deceased

Florida

• Alcee Hastings (FL-20) deceased

Kentucky

• John Yarmuth (KY-3) retired

Maryland

• Anthony Brown (MD-4) ran for Attorney General of Maryland (elected)

Massachusetts

• Mike Capuano – defeated in 2018 primary by current Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), who, as of September 2018, does favor Medicare-for All.^[7]

Michigan

• Andy Levin (MI-9) lost redistricting race to Haley Stevens.
• Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) retired

Minnesota

• Keith Ellison, retired and ran for Attorney General of Minnesota (elected)
• Rick Nolan, retired

Missouri

• William Lacy Clay, defeated in 2020 primary by current Rep. Cori Bush (MO-1), who, as of January 2021, does favor Medicare for All.^[8]

New York

• Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) – lost redistricting race to Jerrold Nadler in 2022
• José Serrano (NY-15) retired
• Eliot Engel – defeated in 2020 primary by current Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), who, as of December 2020, does favor Medicare for All.^[9]

Ohio

• Marcia Fudge (OH-11) – appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2021.
• Tim Ryan (OH-13) – ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 (won primary but lost general election)

Oregon

• Peter DeFazio (OR-4) retired

Pennsylvania

• Mike Doyle (PA-18) retired.

Rhode Island

• David Cicilline (RI-1) – resigned in June 2023 to accept role as president of the Rhode Island Foundation.

Vermont

• Peter Welch (VT-AL) – retired in 2022 to run for U.S. Senate (and elected).

References

1. Osita Nwanevu. "House Progressives Launch the Medicare for All Caucus". Slate. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
2. Stone, Ken (2021-03-27). "Sara Jacobs Joins Congressional Progressive Caucus, Her 9th, But Trails Other Dems". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
3. "Committees and Caucuses | Congresswoman Sara Jacobs". sarajacobs.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
4. "Congressional Medicare for All Caucus - Summary from LegiStorm". legistorm.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
5. Resnick, Gideon (July 19, 2018). "70 Democrats Sign On to New 'Medicare for All' House Caucus". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
6. Tulsi Gabbard. "Committees and Caucuses".
7. Hess, Abigail (September 5, 2018). "Meet Ayanna Pressley, the Democrat who could become Massachusetts' first black Congresswoman". CNBC. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
8. Rosenbaum, Jason (January 4, 2021). "Now A Congresswoman, Missouri's Cori Bush Looks To Bring Activist Power To The Legislative Process". KCUR. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
9. Read, Bridget (December 29, 2020). "How Representative Jamaal Bowman Will Get It Done". The Cut. Retrieved January 10, 2020.