Republican Governance Group

Not to be confused with Tuesday Club.
Republican Governance Group
ChairDavid Joyce
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Preceded byWednesday Group (1961–2001)[1]
Tuesday Lunch Bunch (1995–1997)[2]
Tuesday Group (1997–2020)
IdeologyCentrism[3][4]
Fiscal conservatism[5]
Political positionCenter[3] to center-right[6]
National affiliationRepublican Party
Seats in House Republican Conference
41 / 220
Seats in the House
41 / 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.[7] 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.[8] It is considered a center[3][4][9] to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts.[8][10]

In 2007, the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 106th was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference New Majority was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Three Minor Parties Merge Ahead of April Elections". The Hill. November 7, 2007. Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.), a longtime member and former co-chairman of the Tuesday Group, said lawmakers launched the PAC to help vulnerable centrists as well as liberal-leaning Republicans running for open congressional seats.
  4. ^ a b Sullivan, Peter (March 30, 2017). "Centrist Group in House 'Will Never' Meet with Freedom Caucus". The Hill. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Blanco, Adrian; Sotomayor, Marianna; Dormido, Hannah (May 24, 2023). "Meet 'the five families' that wield power in McCarthy's House majority". Washington Post. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Kapur, Sahil (July 18, 2023). "Centrist Republicans warn far-right tactics could backfire in funding fight". NBC News. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ^ House, Billy (January 9, 2015). "'Moderate' Is Now a Dirty Word for Some House Republicans". Bloomberg News. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Zwick, Jesse (January 29, 2011). "Does the GOP's Tuesday Group Still Matter?". The New Republic. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  9. ^ Bade, Rachael; Cheney, Kyle (May 3, 2017). "Tuesday Group Leader under Fire over Health Care Deal". Politico. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Dumain, Emma (December 10, 2015). "Tuesday Group Wins Big on Steering Committee". Roll Call.
  11. ^ Bolton, Alexander (July 11, 2007). "Centrist House Republicans Establish Tuesday Group PAC". The Hill. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Republican Governance Group PAC Profile" OpenSecrets.org
  13. ^ Jackson, Herb (June 24, 2021). "'Main Street' GOP group revamps, sets high fundraising goal". Roll Call.