How many Progressive Caucus members can we expect now?

[lostnfound]

First, I'm feel very grateful for those centrist Democrats who won in red states. A friend expressed concern that one of the winners would probably become a 'Blue Dog' dem. But I am deeply grateful anyway, for the present that even a Blue Dog brings is committee leaderships handed out to liberals like Mr. Conyers.

However, my interest is in seeing a shift in the dominant pro-war, corporatist-driven agenda towards environmentalism, peace, and real democracy. So can we figure out how much the numbers have gone up for the progressives in congress?

John Hall and Jerry McNerney are 2 new likely progressives in the House.

Cynthia McKinney is a loss for the caucus and something tells me that her replacement, Henry Johnson Jr., is less likely to be a member.

Sherrod Brown is a progressive pickup for the Senate; but can we assume that Betty Sutton, Sherrod's replacement in the House for Ohio 13, is a possible progressive caucus member? Labor lawyer, favors health care for all..not sure how leftwing she is but that seems like a good start.

Likewise for Bernie Sanders.

Current Progressive caucus members in the House:
Lynn Woolsey
Barbara Lee
Neil Abercrombie
Tammy Baldwin
Xavier Becerra
Madeleine Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Sherrod Brown (* elected to Senate)
Michael Capuano
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
William “Lacy” Clay
Emanuel Cleaver
John Conyers
Elijah Cummings
Danny Davis
Peter DeFazio
Rosa DeLauro
Lane Evans
Sam Farr
Chaka Fattah
Bob Filner
Barney Frank
Raul Grijalva
Luiz Gutierrez
Maurice Hinchey
Jesse Jackson, Jr
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Dennis Kucinich
Tom Lantos
John Lewis
Ed Markey
Jim McDermott
James McGovern
Cynthia McKinney (lost in primary)
George Miller
Gwen Moore
Jerry Nadler
Eleanor Holmes-Norton
John Olver
Major Owens
Ed Pastor
Donald Payne
Bobby Rush
Bernie Sanders (* elected to Senate)
Jan Schakowsky
Jose Serrano
Louise Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Pete Stark
Bernie Thompson
John Tierney
Tom Udall
Nydia Velazquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Mel Watt
Henry Waxman

[OneBlueSky]

1. a more important question may be . . .

how many committee chairs will be progressives? . . . that's where the action is . . .

[lostnfound]

2. Here's 6:

Waxman - Government Reform Committee
Frank - Financial Services Committee
Conyers - Judiciary Committee
B. Thompson - Homeland Security Committee
George Miller - Education & the Workforce

Lantos - Intl Relations

[helderheid]

5. and Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich is in line to chair a Government Reform subcommittee that oversees national security and international relations

[lostnfound]

3. I want to know answer to both questions; does anyone else

care about this?

[VelmaD]

4. I care

I just don't know the answers