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| − | The Squad is a group of nine Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was initially composed of four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. They have since been joined by Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, and Greg Casar of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, and Delia Ramirez of Illinois following the 2022 elections. The Squad is well known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Squad_(United_States_Congress)&oldid=1157808805</ref> |
+ | The Squad is a group of nine Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was initially composed of four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] of New York, [[Ilhan Omar of Minnesota]], [[Ayanna Pressley]] of Massachusetts, and [[Rashida Tlaib]] of Michigan. They have since been joined by [[Jamaal Bowman]] of New York and [[Cori Bush]] of Missouri following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, and [[Greg Casar]] of Texas, [[Summer Lee]] of Pennsylvania, and [[Delia Ramirez]] of Illinois following the 2022 elections. The Squad is well known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Squad_(United_States_Congress)&oldid=1157808805</ref> |
All were elected under the age of 50, have been supported by the Justice Democrats political action committee, and are on the left wing of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Bush and Bowman were initially elected to Congress after unseating incumbents in primary challenges. All but Lee represent safe seats with Cook Partisan Voting Index scores of at least D+20.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Squad_(United_States_Congress)&oldid=1157808805</ref> |
All were elected under the age of 50, have been supported by the Justice Democrats political action committee, and are on the left wing of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Bush and Bowman were initially elected to Congress after unseating incumbents in primary challenges. All but Lee represent safe seats with Cook Partisan Voting Index scores of at least D+20.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Squad_(United_States_Congress)&oldid=1157808805</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:24, 3 June 2023
The Squad is a group of nine Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was initially composed of four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. They have since been joined by Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, and Greg Casar of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, and Delia Ramirez of Illinois following the 2022 elections. The Squad is well known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress.[1]
All were elected under the age of 50, have been supported by the Justice Democrats political action committee, and are on the left wing of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Bush and Bowman were initially elected to Congress after unseating incumbents in primary challenges. All but Lee represent safe seats with Cook Partisan Voting Index scores of at least D+20.[2]
The Squad has been said to represent the advocacy of progressive policies by the younger political generation, such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, which have sometimes clashed with their party's leadership. Ocasio-Cortez coined the "Squad" name in an Instagram post a week after the 2018 election. The photo, taken at a VoteRunLead event where the four founding members spoke, subsequently went viral.[3]