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DECISION 2004 –– TAKING STOCK
Congressional Caucus lost 17, Senate Caucus lost 4, Pakistan Caucus lost 5

While the Nov. 2 presidential elections were crucial, for the Indian-American community Congressional elections were of equal importance, particularly the members of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, the Senate India Caucus and the Congressional Pakistan Caucus. The Congressional Caucus lost 17 members –– 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans, the Senate Caucus lost 4 members –– 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans, and the Pakistan Caucus lost 5 members –– 4 Democrats and 1 Republican. The following lists were compiled by Indian American Center for Political Awareness’s (IACPA) Nisha Jain and the Indian American Leadership Initiative (IALI). For more information on IACPA, visit www..





Members of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
* 105 Democrats

* Joseph Crowley (D-NY) **
* Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
* Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
* Rob Andrews (D-NJ)
* Joe Baca (D-CA)
* Brian Baird (D-WA)
* Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
* Shelley Berkeley (D-NV)
* Howard L. Berman (D-CA)
* Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
* Rick Boucher (D-VA)
* Norm Dicks (D-WA)
* Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
* Michael F. Doyle (D-PA)
* Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
* Eliot Engel (D-NY)
* Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA)
* Lane Evans (D-IL)
* Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS)
* Bob Filner (D-CA)
* Harold Ford (D-TN)
* Barney Frank (D-MA)
* Bart Gordon (D-TN)
* Gene Green (D-TX)
* Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
* Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
* Rush Holt (D-NJ)
* Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
* Mike Honda (D-CA)
* Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
* Jay Inslee (D-WA)
* Steve Israel (D-NY)
* Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
* Eddie B. Johnson (D-TX)
* Corrine Brown (D-FL)
* Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
* Lois Capps (D-CA)
* Michael Capuano (D-MA)
* Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)
* Ben Chandler (D-KY)
* Jim Cooper (D-TN)
* Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
* Jim Davis (D-FL)
* Peter Defazio (D-OR)
* William Delahunt (D-MA)
* Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
* Dale Kildee (D-MI)
* Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)
* Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA)
* Ron Kind (D-WI)
* Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
* Tom Lantos (D-CA)
* Rick Larsen (D-WA)
* John B. Larson (D-CT)
* Barbara Lee (D-CA)
* Sander Levin (D-MI)
* John Lewis (D-GA)
* Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
* Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
* Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
* Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
* Jim Matheson (D-UT)
* Jim McDermott (D-WA)
* Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
* Michael McNulty (D-NY)
* Marty Meehan (D-MA)
* Kendrick Meek (D-FL)
* Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
* Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
* Juanita M.-McDonald (D-CA)
* Brad Miller (D-NC)
* Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
* Jim Moran (D-VA)
* Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
* Richard Neal (D-MA)
* Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
* Donald Payne (D-NJ)
* Nick Rahall (D-WV)
* Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
* David E. Price (D-NC)
* Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ)
* Tim Ryan (D-OH)
* Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
* Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
* Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
* Robert C. Scott (D-VA)
* Adam Schiff (D-CA)
* Brad Sherman (D-CA)
* Adam Smith (D-WA)
* Hilda Solis (D-CA)
* John Spratt (D-SC)
* Pete Stark (D-CA)
* Mike Thompson (D-CA)
* John Tierney (D-MA)
* Mark Udall (D-CO)
* Tom Udall (D-NM)
* Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
* Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
* Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)
* Mel Watts (D-NC)
* Diane Watson (D-CA)
* Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
* Robert Wexler (D-FL)
* David Wu (D-OR)
* Albert Wynn (D-MD)

* 72 Republicans

* Joe Wilson (R-SC) **
* Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
* Bob Beauprez (R-CO)
* Judy Biggert (R-IL)
* Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)
* Rob Bishop (R-UT)
* Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
* Michael Burgess (R-TX)
* Kevin Brady (R-TX)
* Henry Brown (R-SC)
* Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
* Ken Calvert (R-CA)
* Chris Cannon (R-UT)
* Eric Cantor (R-VA)
* Steve Chabot (R-OH)
* Howard Coble (R-NC)
* Chris Cox (R-CA)
* Barbara Cubin (R-WY)
* Jo Ann Davis (R-VA)
* Tom Davis (R-VA)
* John Duncan (R-TN)
* Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
* Phil English (R-PA)
* Tom Feeney (R-FL)
* Mark Foley (R-FL)
* Randy Forbes (R-VA)
* Mike Ferguson (R-NJ)
* Trent Franks (R-AZ)
* Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
* Paul Gillmor (R-OH)
* Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
* Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
* Kay Granger (R-TX)
* Mark Green (R-WI)
* Katherine Harris (R-FL)
* Robin Hayes (R-NC)
* J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
* Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
* Walter Jones (R-NC)
* Sue Kelley (R-NY)
* Peter King (R-NY)
* Mark Kirk (R-IL)
* Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
* Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
* Ray LaHood (R-IL)
* Steve LaTourette (R-OH)
* Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
* John Linder (R-GA)
* Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
* Thad McCotter (R-MI)
* Donald Manzullo (R-IL)
* Gary Miller (R-CA)
* Jeff Miller (R-FL)
* Sue Myrick (R-NC)
* Bob Ney (R-OH)
* Stevan Pearce (R-NM)
* Chip Pickering (R-MS)
* Joe Pitts (R-PA)
* Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
* Adam Putnam (R-FL)
* George Radanovich (R-CA)
* Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
* Edward R. Royce (R-CA)
* Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
* Pete Sessions (R-TX)
* Mark E. Souder (R-IN)
* Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
* Michael R. Turner (R-OH)
* Fred Upton (R-MI)
* Jim Walsh (R-NY)
* Dave Weldon (R-FL)
* Ed Whitfield (R-KY)

(** Co-Chairs of Caucus on India for the 108th Congress)



Members of Congressional Pakistan Caucus
* 25 Democrats

* Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
* Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
* Ben Chandler (D-KY)
* John Conyers Jr. (D-MI)
* Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
* Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
* Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
* Gene Green (D-TX)
* Rush Holt (D-NJ)
* Michael Honda (D-CA)
* Dale Kildee (D-MI)
* John B. Larson (D-CT)
* John Lewis (D-GA)
* Ed Markey (D-MA)
* James McGovern (D-MA)
* Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
* Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
* Major Owens (D-NY)
* Nick Rahall (D-WV)
* Bobby Rush (D-IL)
* Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
* Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
* Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
* Albert Wynn (D-MD)
* Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)


* 25 Republicans


* Pete Sessions (R-TX)
* Rob Simmons (R-CT)
* Fred Upton (R-MI)
* Curt Weldon (R-PA)
* Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
* Buck Mckeon Howard (R-CA)
* Todd Akin (R-MO)
* Joe Barton (R-TX)
* Judy Biggert (R-IL)
* Jeb Bradley (R-NH)
* Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
* Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
* Dan Burton (R-IN)
* Steve Chabot (R-OH)
* Christopher Cox (R-CA)
* Thomas Davis (R-VA)
* Kay Granger (R-TX)
* Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
* Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
* Henry Hyde (R-IL)
* Sam Johnson (R-TX)
* Peter King (R-NY)
* Gary Miller (R-CA)
* Joseph Pitts (R-PA)
* Rick Renzi (R-AZ)

(Members mentioned in bold are also
members of India Caucus)



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