JBANC has established close contacts with congressional offices and has helped to expand the congressional Baltic Caucuses to include 87 Members of the House of Representatives. The House Baltic Caucus co-chairs are Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA). The Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus (see below) is co-chaired by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) and currently has 19 members of the United States Senate.
House Baltic Caucus
(date indicates when joined/added, if since 2014):
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) – House Baltic Caucus co-chair – (11/2017)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) – House Baltic Caucus co-chair
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) – (2/2024)
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) – (7/2024)
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) – (4/2016)
Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) – (4/2025)
Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) – (6/2024)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) – (4/2018)
Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) – (6/2019)
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA) – (7/2016)
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) – (5/2023)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) – (4/2017)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) – (12/2017)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) – (5/2020)
Rep. Gerry E. Connolly (D-VA)
Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) – (9/2017)
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) – (2/2024)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) – (6/2024)
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) – (2/2024)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) – (9/2015)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) – (5/2023)
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) – (4/2023)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) – (8/2024)
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) – (3/2025)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) – (1/2019)
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) – (2/2024)
Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) – (9/2019)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) – (1/2025)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) – (4/2023)
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) – (10/2023)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) – (2/2024)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) – (5/2018)
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) – (5/2024)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) – (2/2018)
Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) – (4/2025)
Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) – (3/2025)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. William Keating (D-MA) – (3/2017)
Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) – (7/2024)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) – (3/2017)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) – (1/2016)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) – (5/2023)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) – (4/2016)
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) – (8/2024)
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) – (9/2023)
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) – (4/2025)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) – (1/2025)
Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) – (1/2016)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) – (3/2024)
Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) – (8/2024)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, DC) – (9/2017)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) – (7/2019)
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) – (4/2023)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) – (1/2022)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) – (2/2019)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) – (4/2023)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) – (10/2017)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) – (5/2019)
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) – (5/2024)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) – (5/2022)
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) – (2/2022)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) – (5/2023)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) – (5/2023)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) – (8/2014)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) – (3/2024)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) – (6/2023)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) – (4/2017)
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) – (9/2019)
Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-OH) – (2/2014)
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) – (3/2024)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) – (4/2017)
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) – (3/2025)
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) – (3/2024)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) – (4/2017)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) – (1/2021)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) – (4/2017)
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) – (6/2023)
State Breakdown (37 states + Washington, DC): 11 – California; 8 – Texas; 6 – New York; 4 – Pennsylvania; 3 – Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia; 2 – Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee; 1 – Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Washington, DC, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia.
Joined, by year: 2024 (21), 2023 (13), 2022 (3), 2021 (2), 2020 (1), 2019 (9), 2018 (5), 2017 (13), 2016 (5), 2015 (2), 2014 (2), 2013 and earlier (18).
During the 118th Congress (2023-2024), one House Baltic Caucus member—Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)—resigned, and two passed away: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ).
The House Baltic Caucus currently has 49 Democrats and 38 Republicans. For more information on the House Baltic Caucus, please visit http://housebalticcaucus.com.
Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), co-chairman
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), co-chairman
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) – joined June, 2024
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) – joined March, 2019
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) – joined July, 2023
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) – joined September, 2023
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) – joined March, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) – joined March, 2019
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) – joined January, 2023
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) – joined July, 2023
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) – joined February, 2024
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) – joined 2018
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) – joined February, 2024
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) – joined November, 2019
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) – joined March, 2020
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) – joined July, 2023
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) – joined Nov, 2023
During the 118th Congress, one Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus member resigned – Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and one member passed away – Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Sept. 29, 2023). Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) retired at the end of the 118th Session, and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) was elected as Governor of Indiana.
Last updated: April 4, 2025