Blue Dog Coalition
Caucus for centrist members of the Democratic Party
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| January 2025 | New co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition are Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), and Lou Correa (CA). |
| 2024 | Blue Dog Coalition experienced a decrease in size after the 2024 Elections, including the defeat of Vice-Chair Mary Peltola and the retirement of Representative Wiley Nickel. |
| 2024 | Adam Gray, endorsed by the Blue Dog PAC, was elected in California, joining the Blue Dog Coalition. |
| 2024 | Blue Dog Coalition gains 1 seat in the 119th Congress. |
| 2023 | For the 118th Congress, Jared Golden (ME-02), Mary Peltola (AK-AL), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) were selected as co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition. |
| 2023 | The Blue Dog Coalition began a recruitment effort, adding Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (WA-03), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) to bring membership back to 10 members. |
| May 2023 | Leadership transitioned to Jared Golden (ME) and Jim Costa (CA) as caucus leaders. |
| January 2023 | At the start of the 118th Congress, six of the 15 Blue Dog Coalition members departed after a failed attempt to rename the group to the 'Common Sense Coalition'. |
| 2022 | Jim Cooper retired from his position representing Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. |
| 2022 | Stephanie Murphy retired from her position representing Florida's 7th Congressional District. |
| 2022 | Kurt Schrader lost his re-nomination in the primary election for Oregon's 5th Congressional District. |
| 2022 | Charlie Crist ran for Governor of Florida and was defeated in the election. |
| 2022 | Tom O'Halleran was defeated in his re-election bid for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. |
| 2022 | Carolyn Bourdeaux lost her re-nomination in the primary election for Georgia's 7th Congressional District. |
| 2022 | The Democratic Party lost additional seats in the House of Representatives elections, further affecting the Blue Dog Coalition. |
| 2022 | Blue Dog Coalition adds 8 seats in the 118th Congress. |
| 2020 | Dan Lipinski (IL-3) lost his party renomination during the 2020 election cycle. |
| 2020 | The Democratic Party lost seats in the House of Representatives elections, impacting the Blue Dog Coalition. |
| 2020 | Blue Dog Coalition gains 8 seats in the 117th Congress. |
| 2019 | Jeff Van Drew switched political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. |
| January 2019 | McClatchy reported a significant transformation of the Blue Dog Coalition from a group of 'southern white men' to a 'multi-regional, multicultural group', now including two African-American members, one Vietnamese-American, one Mexican-American, and only five members from Southern states. |
| 2018 | Kyrsten Sinema was elected to the Senate |
| 2018 | Bobby Bright (AL-2), a former Blue Dog Coalition member, changed political affiliation and became a Republican. |
| 2018 | The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee partnered with the Blue Dog PAC to recruit candidates in competitive districts. The caucus grew from 18 to 24 members. All incumbents were re-elected, and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema was elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona. The caucus added 11 new members who defeated Republican incumbents in districts that had voted for Donald Trump in 2016. |
| 2018 | Blue Dog Coalition increases its representation by 9 seats in the 116th Congress. |
| 2016 | Future Blue Dogs accounted for over half of the Democrats' gains in the House of Representatives. |
| 2016 | Blue Dog Coalition gains 3 seats in the 115th Congress. |
| 2014 | Parker Griffith returned to the Democratic Party after previously switching to the Republican Party. |
| 2014 | Gene Taylor (MS-4), a former Blue Dog Coalition member, changed political affiliation and became a Republican. |
| 2014 | Blue Dog Coalition removed social issues from their official materials, signaling a potential shift in political positioning. |
| 2014 | Blue Dog Coalition adds 4 seats in the 114th Congress. |
| 2012 | Joe Donnelly was elected to the Senate |
| 2012 | The caucus further decreased from 27 to 14 members in the House of Representatives elections. Two conservative Democrats in Pennsylvania were defeated by more liberal opponents, partly due to opposition to the Affordable Care Act and climate change legislation. |
| 2012 | Blue Dog Coalition gains 9 seats in the 113th Congress. |
| 2010 | Several Blue Dog Coalition members chose not to seek re-election, including Robert Marion Berry (AR-1), Brad Ellsworth (IN-8), Bart Gordon (TN-6), Charlie Melancon (LA-3), Dennis Moore (KS-3), and John Tanner (TN-8). |
| 2010 | Blue Dog Coalition suffered major losses in midterm elections, reducing its members from 59 to 26 in the House of Representatives. Two of the Coalition's four leaders, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Baron Hill, failed to secure re-election. |
| 2010 | The Blue Dog Coalition was recognized by The Washington Post as the most influential voting bloc in the U.S. House of Representatives, with over 50 members. |
| 2010 | Blue Dog Coalition reaches its peak representation, gaining 36 seats in the 112th Congress. |
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