Launched in September 2006, the bi-partisan Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus formed to address issues affecting our national wildlife refuges and lends a collective voice of support to the Refuge System. The Caucus has over 110 committed members, but the goal is to get more members to join.
Caucus members work to:
- Raise awareness of our Refuge System.
- Create a voice for refuges in Congress.
- Support adequate Refuge System budgets.
- Support the strategic growth of the Refuge System.
- Promote the Refuge System's six wildlife-dependent priority public uses (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation wildlife photograph, environmental education and interpretation.
- Safeguard the Refuge System for the enjoyment of future generations.
Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Members
January 23, 2007
Members 123
States Represented 40
Refuges Represented 181
Kind, Ron (Wisconsin) *
Saxton, Jim (New Jersey) *
Thompson, Mike (California) *
Castle, Mike (Delaware) *
Allen, Tom (Maine)
Andrews, Robert (New Jersey)
Bachus, Spencer (Alabama)
Baird, Brian (Washington)
Baldwin, Tammy (Wisconsin)
Bishop, Tim (New York)
Blackburn, Marsha (Tennessee)
Blumenauer, Earl (Oregon)
Boren, Dan (Oklahoma)
Boswell, Leonard (Iowa)
Boucher, Rick (Virginia)
Boyd, Allen (Florida)
Braley, Bruce (Iowa)
Brown-Waite, Ginny (Florida)
Capuano, Michael (Massachusetts)
Cardoza, Dennis (California)
Chandler, Ben (Kentucky)
Clay, Wm. Lacy (Missouri)
Coble, Howard (North Carolina)
Conyers, John Jr. (Michigan)
Davis, Jo Ann (Virginia)
Davis, Lincoln (Tennessee)
Davis, Tom (Virginia)
DeFazio, Pete (Oregon)
Dicks, Norm (Washington)
Dingell, John (Michigan)
Doggett, Lloyd (Texas)
Doyle, Mike (Pennsylvania)
Drake, Thelma (Virginia)
Ehlers, Vernon (Michigan)
Eshoo, Anna (California)
Farr, Sam (California)
Filner, Bob (California)
Fortuño, Luis (Puerto Rico)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (New Jersey)
Garrett, Scott (New Jersey)
Gerlach, Jim (Pennsylvania)
Gilchrest, Wayne (Maryland)
Gordon, Bart (Tennessee)
Grijalva, Raul (Arizona)
Hastings, Alcee (Florida)
Herseth, Stephanie (South Dakota)
Higgins, Brian (New York)
Hinchey, Maurice (New York)
Holden,Tim (Pennsylvania)
Holt, Rush (New Jersey)
Honda, Michael (California)
Hooley, Darlene (Oregon)
Israel, Steve (New York)
Jackson Lee, Sheila (Texas)
Jindal, Bobby (Louisiana)
Jones, Walter (North Carolina)
Kanjorski, Paul (Pennsylvania)
Kildee, Dale (Michigan)
Kline, John (Minnesota)
Kucinich, Dennis (Ohio)
Kuhl, John "Randy" (New York)
LaHood, Ray (Illinois)
Larson, John (Connecticut)
Larson, Rick (Washington)
Lipinski, Dan (Illinois)
LoBiondo, Frank (New Jersey)
Lofgren, Zoe (California)
Lynch, Stephen (Massachusetts)
Maloney, Carolyn (New York)
Manzullo, Donald (Illinois)
Markey, Edward (Massachusetts)
Marshall, Jim (Georgia)
Matsui, Doris (California)
McCollum, Betty (Minnesota)
McCotter, Thaddeus (Michigan)
McDermott, Jim (Washington)
Meehan, Marty (Massachusetts)
Michaud, Michael (Maine)
Miller, Brad (North Carolina)
Miller, George (California)
Mollohan, Alan (West Virginia)
Moore, Dennis (Kansas)
Moran, James (Virginia)
Napolitano, Grace (California)
Oberstar, James (Minnesota)
Ortiz, Solomon (Texas)
Pallone, Frank (New Jersey)
Pascrell, Bill (New Jersey)
Paul, Ron (Texas)
Payne, Donald (New Jersey)
Petri, Thomas (Wisconsin)
Pickering, Chip (Mississippi)
Platts, Todd (Pennsylvania)
Pomeroy, Earl (North Dakota)
Porter, Jon (Nevada)
Price, David (North Carolina)
Ramstad, Jim (Minnesota)
Rothman, Steve (New Jersey)
Schwartz, Allyson (Pennsylvania)
Serrano, Jose (New York)
Shays, Christopher (Connecticut)
Shea-Porter, Carol (New Hampshire)
Smith, Adam (Washington)
Snyder, Vic (Arkansas)
Souder, Mark (Indiana)
Spratt, John (South Carolina)
Stark, Pete (California)
Stearns, Cliff (Florida)
Tanner, John (Tennessee)
Tauscher, Ellen (California)
Tierney, John (Massachusetts)
Udall, Mark (Colorado)
Van Hollen, Chris (Maryland)
Visclosky, Peter (Indiana)
Watson, Diane (California)
Waxman, Henry (California)
Weiner, Anthony (New York)
Wexler, Robert (Florida)
Wilson, Joe (South Carolina)
Wolf, Frank (Virginia)
Woolsey, Lynn (California)
Wu, David (Oregon)
Young, Bill (Florida)
* Caucus co-chairs
