Republican Governance Group Explained

Republican Governance Group should not be confused with Tuesday Club.

Republican Governance Group
Leader1 Title:	Chair
Leader1 Name:	David Joyce
Predecessor:	Wednesday Group (1961–2001) Tuesday Lunch Bunch (1995–1997) Tuesday Group (1997–2020)
Ideology:	Centrism Fiscal conservatism^[1]
National:	Republican Party
Seats1 Title:	Seats in House Republican Conference
Seats2 Title:	Seats in the House
Country:	United States

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.^[2] 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.^[3] It is considered a center^{[4] [5] [6]} to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts.^{[3] [7]}

In 2007, the Tuesday Group founded its own political action committee.^[8] 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.^[9]

Another major group of Republican moderates in Congress was the Republican Main Street Caucus, which existed briefly from 2017 to 2019.

Wednesday Group

Members of its predecessor, the Wednesday Group, first founded in the House between 1961 and 1963 and then in the Senate around 1969.^{[10] [11]}

Wednesday Group membership

Membership

The Republican Governance Group and its predecessors have never published its membership lists. Those who are known members are sourced below. Of the known members, most but not all are from competitive House districts.

Leadership

Term start	Term end	Chair(s)			Ref(s)
1995	2005	Mike Castle	Nancy Johnson	Fred Upton	^[12] ^[13]
2005	2007	Charlie Bass	Mark Kirk	N/A
2007	2010	Charlie Dent			^[14]
2010	2011			Jo Ann Emerson	^[15]
2011	2013		N/A
2013	2015		Adam Kinzinger	Erik Paulsen	^[16]
2015	2017			Bob Dold
2017	2019		Tom MacArthur	Elise Stefanik	^[17] ^[18]
			John Katko		^[19]
2019	2021	Susan Brooks		Fred Upton	^[20]
2021	2022	N/A		N/A	^[21]
2022	present	David Joyce			^[22]

Former members

See also

• Blue Dog Coalition
• Freedom Caucus
• Liberty Caucus
• Republican Study Committee
• Tea Party Caucus
• Rockefeller Republican
• Young Turks

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blanco . Adrian . Sotomayor . Marianna . Dormido . Hannah . Meet ‘the five families’ that wield power in McCarthy’s House majority . Washington Post . June 13, 2024 . en . May 24, 2023.
2. Web site: House . Billy . 'Moderate' Is Now a Dirty Word for Some House Republicans . . January 9, 2015 . October 21, 2015.
3. Zwick . Jesse . Does the GOP's Tuesday Group Still Matter? . . January 29, 2011 . October 8, 2015.
4. Web site: Three Minor Parties Merge Ahead of April Elections . 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. . . November 7, 2007.
5. Web site: Sullivan . Peter . Centrist Group in House 'Will Never' Meet with Freedom Caucus . January 22, 2018 . . March 30, 2017.
6. Web site: Bade . Rachael . Cheney . Kyle . Tuesday Group Leader under Fire over Health Care Deal . January 22, 2018 . . May 3, 2017.
7. Web site: . Tuesday Group Wins Big on Steering Committee . December 10, 2015 . Emma . Dumain.
8. Web site: Bolton . Alexander . Centrist House Republicans Establish Tuesday Group PAC . . July 11, 2007 . October 8, 2015.
9. https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/republican-governance-group/C00433060/summary/2020 "Republican Governance Group PAC Profile"
10. Web site: There's Still Life on the G.O.P. Left . . August 23, 1986 . October 22, 2015.
11. Book: Kabaservice, Geoffrey . Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party . January 4, 2012 . . 978-0-19-976840-0 .
12. Web site: On Tuesday It's Pizza for Some Republicans . . Scott S. . Greenberger . June 11, 1995 . March 24, 2021.
13. Web site: House Republican Moderates Hire Staffer . . April 8, 2003 . March 24, 2021 . Ben . Pershing.
14. Web site: Clift . Eleanor . GOP's Tuesday Group Loses Clout, Remains Last Refuge for Conservatives . . July 28, 2011 . October 8, 2015.
15. Web site: Kucinich . Jackie . Emerson Voted Third Co-Chair of Tuesday Group . . June 15, 2010 . March 24, 2021.
16. Web site: We Consider Ourselves the Governance Wing of the Republican Party . . July 2, 2013 . March 25, 2021.
17. Web site: MacArthur Resigns as Co-Chairman of 'Clearly Divided' Tuesday Group . . Katie . Jennings . May 23, 2017.
18. Web site: Congressman Charlie Dent Retains Committee Leadership Posts . John . Latimer . January 12, 2017 . . WITF.
19. Web site: Rep. John Katko Elected Co-Chair of Moderate House Republican Group . November 10, 2017 . March 24, 2021 . Mark . Weiner . The Post-Standard.
20. Web site: Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) – 116th Congress . December 2020 . March 24, 2021 . . March 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210318001439/https://cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/2020_116th%20CMOs_12-28.pdf . dead .
21. Web site: John Katko: GOP Is Bigger Than Trump, Must Embrace Other Views to Survive . February 12, 2021 . March 24, 2021 . Mark . Weiner . The Post-Standard.
22. Web site: David Joyce elected new chair of Republican Governance Group . 27 July 2022 .