Republican Governance Group

Republican Governance Group
ChairDavid Valadao (CA–22)
Founded1995; 31 years ago (1995)
Preceded byWednesday Group (1961–2001)
Tuesday Lunch Bunch (1995–1997)
Tuesday Group (1997–2020)
Ideology
Political positionCenter-right to right-wing
Historical:
Center to center-right
National affiliationRepublican Party
Seats in House Republican Conference
46 / 219
Seats in the House
46 / 435
Website
Campaign website

The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives. It has historically been considered a center to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts. In 2025, Roll Call wrote, "the group is less united from a singular political vision than a determination to shape legislation that’s rooted in pragmatism".

In 2007, the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee. The name of the PAC was "Tuesday Group Political Action Committee" but has since changed to "Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group Political Action Committee". It is based in Tampa, Florida.

Another major group of Republican moderates in Congress is the Republican Main Street Caucus, which existed briefly from 2017 to 2019 and was re-formed in 2021.

Wednesday Group

Its predecessor, the Wednesday Group, was first founded in the House between 1961 and 1963 and then in the Senate around 1969.

Wednesday Group membership

Membership

The caucus and its predecessors have never published membership lists, unlike the associated PAC, which openly presents its roster of congressional members. Most (but not all) are from competitive House districts.

Republican Governance Group in the 119th United States Congress

Leadership

Start End Chair(s) State Ref.
January 3, 1995 January 3, 2005 Mike Castle DE
Nancy Johnson CT
Fred Upton MI
January 3, 2005 January 3, 2007 Charlie Bass NH
Mark Kirk IL
January 3, 2007 June 15, 2010 Charlie Dent PA
Mark Kirk IL
June 15, 2010 November 29, 2010 Charlie Dent PA
Jo Ann Emerson MO
Mark Kirk IL
November 29, 2010 January 3, 2013 Charlie Dent PA
Jo Ann Emerson MO
January 3, 2013 January 3, 2015 Charlie Dent PA
Adam Kinzinger IL
Erik Paulsen MN
January 3, 2015 January 3, 2017 Charlie Dent PA
Bob Dold IL
Adam Kinzinger IL
January 3, 2017 May 23, 2017 Charlie Dent PA
Tom MacArthur NJ
Elise Stefanik NY
May 23, 2017 November 7, 2017 Charlie Dent PA
Elise Stefanik NY
November 7, 2017 May 12, 2018 Charlie Dent PA
John Katko NY
Elise Stefanik NY
May 12, 2018 January 3, 2019 John Katko NY
Elise Stefanik NY
January 3, 2019 January 3, 2021 Susan Brooks IN
John Katko NY
Fred Upton MI
January 3, 2021 August 3, 2022 John Katko NY
August 3, 2022 January 3, 2025 Dave Joyce OH
January 3, 2025 present David Valadao CA

Current members

American Samoa

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Jersey

Nevada

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Utah

Washington

Wisconsin

Former members

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 This figure does not include Amata Coleman Radewagen, a non-voting Delegate who is a member of the caucus.

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