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Candidate Notes on 01-DLC0

 


01-DLC0 on Nov 7, 2000

Mission

The DLC’s mission is to promote public debate within the Democratic Party and the public at large about national and international policy and political issues. Specifically, as the founding organization of the New Democrat movement, the DLC’s goal is to modernize the progressive tradition in American politics for the 21st Century by advancing a set of innovative ideas for governing through a national network of elected officials and community leaders.

Who We Are

The Democratic Leadership Council is an idea center, catalyst, and national voice for a reform movement that is reshaping American politics by moving it beyond the old left-right debate. The DLC seeks to define and galvanize popular support for a new public philosophy built on progressive ideals, mainstream values, and innovative, non bureaucratic, market-based solutions. At its heart are three principles: promoting opportunity for all; demanding responsibility from everyone; and fostering a new sense

of community.

Since its inception, the DLC has championed policies from spurring private sector economic growth, fiscal discipline and community policing to work based welfare reform, expanded international trade, and national service. Throughout the 90’s, innovative, New Democrat policies implemented by former DLC Chairman President Bill Clinton have helped produce the longest period of sustained economic growth in our history, the lowest unemployment in a generation, 22 million new jobs, cut the welfare rolls in half, reduced the crime rate for seven straight years, balanced the budget and streamlined the federal bureaucracy to its smallest size since the Kennedy administration.

Now, the DLC is promoting new ideas -- such as a second generation of environmental protection and new economy and technology development strategies -- that is distinctly different from traditional liberalism and conservatism to build the next generation of America’s leaders.



Democrats participating in 01-DLC0

Tom Allen s1mMaine Democrat
James Barcia s1mMichigan Democrat
Roy Barnes s1mGA02 Former Democratic
Ken Bentsen s1mTexas Democrat
Marion Berry s1mArkansas Democrat
Earl Blumenauer s1mOregon Democrat
Jean Carnahan s1mMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Tom Carper s1mDE Democrat Jr Senator
Max Cleland s1mGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Bob Clement s1mTennessee Democrat
Bill Clinton s1cPOTUS Democrat
Gray Davis s1mCA03 Former Democratic
Peter Deutsch s1mFL Former Democratic challenger; US Representative
Mike Easley s1mNC Democrat
Anna Eshoo s1mCalifornia Democrat
Baron Hill s1mIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Ruben Hinojosa s1mTexas Democrat
Bob Holden s1mMO Former Democrat
Mike Honda s1mCalifornia Democrat
Herbert Kohl s1mWI Democrat Sr Senator
John LaFalce s1mNew York Democrat/Ind./Lib. (Until 2004
Nicholas Lampson s1mTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
James Langevin s1mRhode Island Democrat
Blanche Lambert Lincoln s1mAR Democratic incumbent
Gary Locke s1mWA Former Democrat
Ken Lucas s1mKentucky Democrat (Until 2004)
Bill Luther s1mMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Carolyn Maloney s1mNew York Democrat/Liberal
Jim Maloney s1mConnecticut Democrat (retired)
Jim Matheson s1mUtah Democrat
Robert Matsui s1mCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
Karen McCarthy s1mMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Zell Miller s1mGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Ruth Ann Minner s1mDE Democrat
James Moran s1mVirginia Democrat
Ronnie Musgrove s1mMS Democrat
Grace Napolitano s1mCalifornia Democrat
David Phelps s1mIllinois Democrat
David Eugene Price s1mNorth Carolina Democrat
Silvestre Reyes s1mTexas Democrat
Charles Robb s1cVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Tim Roemer s1mIndiana Democrat
Mike Ross s1mArkansas Democrat
Steven Rothman s1mNew Jersey Democrat
Max Sandlin s1mTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Jeanne Shaheen s1mNH Former Democratic Nominee
Brad Sherman s1mCalifornia Democrat
Ronnie Shows s1mMississippi Democrat
David Adam Smith s1mWashington Democrat
Vic Snyder s1mArkansas Democrat
John Spratt s1mSouth Carolina Democrat
Charles Stenholm s1mTexas Democrat
Bart Stupak s1mMichigan Democrat
Mike Thompson s1mCalifornia Democrat
Jim Turner s1mTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Robert Wexler s1mFlorida Democrat



Republicans participating in 01-DLC0



Independents participating in 01-DLC0

Brad Carson s1mOK 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
Joseph Hoeffel s1mPA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
Chris John s1mLA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 56
Republicans: 0
Independents: 3