Veterinary Medicine Caucus

The Congressional Veterinary Medicine Caucus is a Congressional Member Organization within the United States Congress and is officially recognized by the Committee on House Administration.

Veterinary Medicine Caucus
Co-Chair	Kurt Schrader DVM (OR-5)
Co-Chair	Dusty Johnson (SD)
Political position	Bi-Partisan
Colors	None Official (Gray Unofficial)
Field of Focus	Health and Human Services
Seats in the House	36 / 435
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

Information and purpose

According to the Caucus's official website and co-chair Kurt Schrader, the purpose of the Caucus is to:^[1]

"...keep members informed about the opportunities and challenges facing veterinary medicine and help us to increase awareness of the importance of veterinary medicine on research, public health, animal health and welfare, food safety, and our overall economy."

The Caucus was co-chaired by Rep. Kurt Schrader, DVM (OR-5) and Rep. Ted Yoho, DVM (FL-03). Rep. Dusty Johnson from South Dakota will co-chair the Caucus with Schrader for the 117th Congress.^[2]

The Caucus has existed in the United States House of Representatives for five Congressional cycles.^[2]

It is worthy of note that since the establishment of the Caucus, all Congressmen and women who were registered as Veterinarians were members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus.

Members

Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus are ranked based upon their level of seniority in the caucus.^[1][2]

• Co-chair - Rep. Kurt Schrader, DVM (OR-05) Lost renomination in 2022.
• Co-chair - Rep. Dusty Johnson (SD)
• Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (NH-03)
• Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) Lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting.
• Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
• Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02)
• Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03)
• Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA-15)
• Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
• Rep. David Joyce (OH-14)
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
• Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
• Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02)
• Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02)
• Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04)
• Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
• Rep. David Price (NC-04) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
• Rep. Jody Hice (GA-10) Retiring at end of 117th Congress.
• Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03)
• Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
• Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16)
• Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01)
• Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-17)
• Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33)
• Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-5)
• Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01)
• Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
• Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07)
• Rep. Ami Bera (CA-07)
• Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04)
• Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12)

Former members

• Fmr. Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24)- Retired in 2016.^[3]
• Fmr. Rep. John Duncan (TN-02) - Retired in 2018
• Fmr. Rep. Gregg Harper (MS-03) - Retired in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. David Jolly (FL-13)- Lost reelection in 2016.
• Fmr. Rep. Walter Jones (NC-03) - Died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2019.
• Fmr. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) - Retired in 2016.
• Fmr. Rep. Jared Polis (CO-02) - Elected Governor of Colorado in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06) - Lost reelection in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) - Elected US Senator from Arizona in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-03) - Lost reelection in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. David Young (IA-03) - Lost reelection in 2018.
• Fmr. Rep. Ralph Abraham, DVM (LA-05) - Did not run for reelection in 2020.
• Fmr. Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) - Did not run for reelection in 2020.
• Fmr. Rep. Bill Flores (TX017) - Did not run for reelection in 2020.
• Frm. Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL-03) - Defeated in 2020 Democratic Primary.
• Fmr Rep. Ted Yoho, DVM (FL-03) - Did not run for reelection in 2020.
• Frm. Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL-20) - Died of cancer in January 2021.
• Fmr. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr. (TX-34) - Resigned in March 2022 to work at Akin Gump.
• Frm. Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) - Killed in car crash along with two staffers in 2022.

References

1. "Veterinary Medicine Caucus Hub". Veterinary Medicine Caucus. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. "Veterinary Medicine Caucus announced for new Congress". American Veterinary Medical Association. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
3. "Representative Capps Announces Retirement". New York Times. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.