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Turkey-Caucus-Poster.Pdf The Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans The Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans was established in March 2001 by Congresspersons Robert Wexler (D-Florida), Ed Whitfield (R-Kentucky), and Kay Granger (R-Texas). The Turkey Caucus is a bipartisan platform through which Members of Congress focus on fostering U.S. -Turkey relations and show their support for issues of concern to Turkish Americans. Currently in the 112th Congress, membership stands at a record high of 134 members and continues to rise. The Honorable Co-Chairs of the Caucus are Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Kentucky), Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia). MEMBERS OF THE CAUCUS ON U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS AND TURKISH AMERICANS 134 Members as of March 16th, 2012 - Alphabetical Rep. Ed Whitfield Rep. Andre Carson Rep. Jim Gerlach Rep. Larry Kissell Rep. Joe Pitts Rep. Pete Sessions Co-Chair D-Indiana/7th R-Pennsylvania/6th D-North Carolina/8th R-Pennsylvania/16th R-Texas/32nd R-Kentucky/1st Rep. Bill Cassidy Rept. Kay Granger Rep. Dennis Kucinich Rep. Todd Platts Rep. Heath Shuler Rep. Steve Cohen R-Louisiana/6th R-Texas/12th D-Ohio/10th R-Pennsylvania/19th D-North Carolina/11th Co-Chair D-Tennessee/9th Rep. Steve Chabot Rep. Gene Green Rep. Leonard Lance Rep. Ted Poe Rep. Bill Shuster R-Ohio/1st D-Texas/29th R-New Jersey/7th R-Texas/2nd R-Pennsylvania/9th Rep. Virginia Foxx Co-Chair R-North Carolina/5th Rep. Ben Chandler Rep. Tim Griffin Rep. Robert E. Latta Rep. Jared Polis Rep. Mike Simpson D-Kentucky/6th R-Arkansas/2nd R-Ohio/5th D-Colorado/2nd R-Idaho/2nd Rep. Gerry Connolly Co-Chair Rep. Donna Christensen Rep. Frank Guinta Rep. John Lewis Rep. David Price Rep. Adam Smith D-Virginia/11th D-Virgin Islands/At-Large R-New Hampshire/1st D-Georgia/5th D-North Carolina/4th D-Washington/9th Rep. Robert Aderholt Rep. Hansen Clarke Rep. Brett Guthrie Rep. Daniel Lipinski Rep. Mike Quigley Rep. Cliff Stearns R-Alabama/4th D-Michigan/13th R-Kentucky/2nd D-Illinois/3rd D-Illinois/5th R-Florida/6th Rep. Rodney Alexander Rep. Yvette Clarke Rep. Alcee Hastings Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis Rep. Nick Rahall Rep. Steve Stivers R-Louisiana/5th D-New York/11th D-Florida/23rd R-Wyoming/At-Large D-West Virginia/3rd R-Ohio/15th Rep. Joe Baca Rep. Howard Coble Rep. Nan Hayworth Rep. Connie Mack IV Rep. Dennis Rehberg Rep. Marlin Stutzman D-California/43rd R-North Carolina/6th R-New York/19th R-Florida/14th R-Montana/At-Large R-Indiana/3rd Rep. Spencer Bachus Rep. Mike Coffman Rep. Jeb Hensarling Rep. Michael McCaul Rep. Silvestre Reyes Rep. John Sullivan R-Alabama/6th R-Colorado/6th R-Texas/5th R-Texas/10th D-Texas/16th R-Oklahoma/1st Rep. Roscoe Bartlett Rep. Tom Cole Rep. Wally Herger Rep. Betty McCollum Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Rep. Bennie Thompson R-Maryland/6th R-Oklahoma/4th R-California/2nd D-Minnesota/4th R-California/46th D-Mississippi/2nd Rep. Joe Barton Rep. Mike Conaway Rep. Brian Higgins Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Rep. Todd Rokita Rep. Glenn Thompson R-Texas/6th R-Texas/11th D-New York/27th D-New York/6th R-Indiana/4th R-Pennsylvania/5th Rep. Charles Bass Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Jim Himes Rep. Brad Miller Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Rep. Scott Tipton R-New Hampshire/2nd D-Texas/28th D-Connecticut/4th D-North Carolina/13th R-Florida/18th R-Colorado/3rd Rep. Howard Berman Rep. John Culberson Rep. Tim Holden Rep. Jim Moran Rep. Dennis Ross Rep. Edolphus Towns D-California/28th R-Texas/7th D-Pennsylvania/17th D-Virginia/8th R-Florida/12th D-New York/10th Rep. Brian Bilbray Rep. Danny K. Davis Rep. Rush Holt Rep. Christopher S. Murphy Rep. Mike Ross Rep. Michael Turner R-California/50th D-Illinois/7th D-New Jersey/12th D-Connecticut/5th D-Arkansas/4th R-Ohio/3rd Rep. Marsha Blackburn Rep. Geoff Davis Rep. Randy Hultgren Rep. Tim Murphy Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger Rep. Greg Walden R-Tennessee/7th R-Kentucky/4th R-Illinois/14th R-Pennsylvania/18th D-Maryland/2nd R-Oregon/2nd Rep. Madeleine Bordallo Rep. Norm Dicks Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Rep. Sue Myrick Rep. Bobby Rush Rep. Melvin Watt D-Guam/At-Large D-Washington/6th D-Illinois/2nd R-North Carolina/9th D-Illinois/1st D-North Carolina/12th Rep. Dan Boren Rep. Lloyd Doggett Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. Kristi Noem Rep. Tim Ryan Rep. Henry Waxman D-Oklahoma/2nd D-Texas/25th D-Texas/18th R-South Dakota/At-Large D-Ohio/17th D-California/30th Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. Rep. Jeff Duncan Rep. Bill Johnson Rep. Eleanor H. Norton Rep. Gregorio Sablan Rep. Joe Wilson R-Louisiana/7th R-South Carolina/3rd R-Ohio/6th D-District of Columbia D-Mariana Islands/At-Large R-South Carolina/2nd At-Large Rep. Larry Bucshon Rep. Donna Edwards Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Rep. Loretta Sanchez Rep. Rob Wittman R-Indiana/8th D-Maryland/4th D-Texas/30th Rep. Pete Olson D-California/47th R-Virginia/1st R-Texas/22nd Rep. Dan Burton Rep. Keith Ellison Rep. Hank Johnson Rep. Steve Scalise Rep. Don Young R-Indiana/5th D-Minnesota/5th D-Georgia/4th Rep. Bill Pascrell R-Louisiana/4th R-Alaska/At Large D-New Jersey/8th Rep. G.K. Butterfield Rep. Renee Ellmers Rep. Tim Johnson Rep. Bobby Schilling Rep. Todd Young D-North Carolina/1st R-North Carolina/2nd R-Illinois/15th Rep. Mike Pence R-Illinois/17th R-Indiana/9th R-Indiana/6th Rep. Shelley Moore Capito Rep. Eni Faleomavaega Rep. Walter Jones, Jr. Rep. Jean Schmidt R-West Virginia/2nd D-American Samoa/At-Large R-North Carolina/3rd Rep. Pedro Pierluisi R-Ohio/2nd D-Puerto Rico/At-Large Rep. Russ Carnahan Rep. Trent Franks Rep. Adam Kinzinger Rep. David Scott D-Missouri/3rd R-Arizona/2nd R-Illinois/11th D-Georgia/13th.
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