Progressive Congress

Progressive Congress is a nonprofit supporting the policy and organizing work of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. It was founded in 2009, particularly as a response to the healthcare reform debate. It seeks to build a bridge between the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the progressive movement as a whole.

Now Congressional Progressive Caucus Center.

About

Progressive Congress was built at the intersection between the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the progressive movement to connect the progressive movement, ideas, and Congress. Founded by the leadership and staff of the CPC and key leaders in the progressive movement, the board includes a broad cross-section of the progressive community in the United States and the leadership of the CPC.

Goals

Like the CPC, Progressive Congress focuses its efforts around four key policy areas:

• Peace and global security
• Energy independence and environmental sustainability
• Civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights
• Public health, education and economic opportunity

Board

As of January 15 2018, the following individuals were members of the board:

• Robert Borosage
• John Cavanagh
• Keith Ellison
• Raul Grijalva
• Matt Entenza, Candidate for State Auditor, Minnesota
• Lisa Hasegawa
• Barbara Lee
• Ana Ma
• Conrad Martin
• Lawrence Mishel
• Mark Pocan
• Stephen Shaff
• Hadar Susskind
• Shaunna Thomas
• Katrina vanden Heuvel
• Keith Mestrich

• Olivia Alperstein, Deputy Director, Communications and Policy
• Daniel Parkhurst, Deputy Director
• Gabriela Lemus, President

As of February 18 2013, the following were members of the board:

• U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair (Volunteer)
• U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair (Volunteer)
• U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Emeritus (Volunteer)
• Robert Borosage, Founder and Co-Director of Campaign for America’s Future
• John Cavanagh, Executive Director of Institute for Policy Studies
• Keith Harper, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, Native American Affairs Litigation
• Lisa Hasegawa, Executive Director of National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
• Amy Isaacs, Former National Director of Americans for Democratic Action
• Jeff Krehely, Vice President of LGBT Research and Communications Project at Center for American Progress
• Conrad Martin, Executive Director of the Fund for Constitutional Government
• Larry Mishel, President of the Economic Policy Institute
• Stephen Shaff, Founder and President of Community Vision Consultants
• Katrina vanden Heuvel, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at The Nation
• Tony Williams, Microsoft Architect, Co-Inventor of COM

As at March 18, 2010, the following were members of the board:As at March 18, 2010, the following were staff members of the organization:

• U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva - Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair (volunteer)
• U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee - Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair emeritus (volunteer)
• Robert Borosage, Chair of Board - Founder and Co-director of Campaign for America’s Future
• Joan Blades - Co-Founder of MoveOn.org
• Wes Boyd – Co-Founder of MoveOn.org
• John Cavanagh – Executive Director, Institute for Policy Studies
• Lisa Hasegawa – Executive Director, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
• Keith Harper - Partner and Head, Native American Affairs Practice Group, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
• Amy Isaacs – Former National Director, Americans for Democratic Action
• Jeff Krehely - Center for American Progress, Director of LGBT Research and Communications Project
• Conrad Martin – Executive Director, Fund for Constitutional Government
• Larry (Lawrence) Mishel – President of the Economic Policy Institute
• Markos Moulitsas – Founder of DailyKos.com
• Angela Oh - Attorney, teacher, and public lecturer
• Stephen Shaff – Founder and President of Community Vision Consultants
• Katrina vanden Heuvel – Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, The Nation

Progressive Congress Action Fund

The Progressive Congress Action Fund is a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to engaging the American public with progressives in Congress.

ProgressiveCongress.org

ProgressiveCongress.org is dedicated to research and education connecting the progressive movement, ideas, and Congress.

Board

As at March 18, 2010, the following were members of the board: As at March 18, 2010, the following were staff members of the organization:

• Robert Borosage – Founder and Co-director of Campaign for America’s Future
• Wes Boyd – Co-Founder of MoveOn.org
• Howie Klein – Board member of People for the American Way, blogger at DownWithTyranny
• Celinda Lake – Principal at Lake Research Partners
• Mike Lux – Board member of nearly everything progressive, former Clinton White House staffer
• Heather Parton – Blogger at Digby’s Hullabaloo
• James Rucker – Executive director, Color of Change
• Pam Spaulding – Blogger at Pam's House Blend
• Michael Wolkowitz – Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Staff

As at March 18, 2010, the following were staff members of the organization:

• Darcy Burner, Executive Director
• Shaunna Thomas, Chief Operating Officer

Netroots Nation 2010

Netroots Nation 2010: Afghanistan Where Do We Go From Here?

Progressive Congress hosted a panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2010 titled "Afghanistan: Where Do We Go From Here?"

From the YouTube description:

"Progressive Congress Executive Director Darcy Burner introduces the panel, and Matthew Hoh provides a picture of the situation in Afghanistan.

"Afghanistan: Where Do We Go From Here?" Netroots Nation 2010, July 23, Las Vegas, NV. Moderated by Darcy Burner, with Major General Paul D. Eaton (U.S. Army, Retired); Matt Duss, security editor for ThinkProgress.org; Matthew Hoh, a former State Department Afghanistan strategist who resigned in protest in 2009; and former Congressman Thomas Andrews.