List of politicians affiliated with the Tea Party movement

The following American politicians were affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which was generally considered to be conservative, libertarian-leaning,[1] and populist.[2][3][4] The Tea Party movement advocated for reducing the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing federal government spending and taxes.[5][6] It was not a single, formal political party,[7] but rather represented by activist groups such as the Tea Party Patriots and the Tea Party Express. The Tea Party Caucus was the primary grouping of Tea Party representatives and senators in Congress and was described as having a voting record similar to a third party.[8][9] The Liberty Caucus and Freedom Caucus are closely associated with the Tea Party movement and many members of the Tea Party Caucus shifted to them following its dissolution around 2016.[10][11] Tea Party members were almost entirely from the Republican party although attracted support from the Libertarian party as well; the following list of politicians were members of the Republican Party while in office unless otherwise noted.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ekins, Emily (September 26, 2011). "Is Half the Tea Party Libertarian?". Reason. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Halloran, Liz (February 5, 2010). "What's Behind The New Populism?". NPR. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Barstow, David (February 16, 2010). "Tea Party Lights Fuse for Rebellion on Right". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Fineman, Howard (April 6, 2010). "Party Time". Newsweek. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  5. ^ Gallup: Tea Party's top concerns are debt, size of government The Hill, July 5, 2010
  6. ^ Somashekhar, Sandhya (September 12, 2010). Tea Party DC March: "Tea party activists march on Capitol Hill" Archived December 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. The Washington Post. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  7. ^ Liptak, Mark (March 13, 2010). "Tea-ing Up the Constitution". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010. It is, of course, hard to say anything definitive about the Tea Party movement, a loose confederation of groups with no central leadership.
  8. ^ Lorber, Janie (July 21, 2010). "Republicans Form Caucus for Tea Party in the House". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  9. ^ Ragusa, Jordan; Gaspar, Anthony (2016). "Where's the Tea Party? An Examination of the Tea Party's Voting Behavior in the House of Representatives". Political Research Quarterly. 69 (2): 361–372. doi:10.1177/1065912916640901. S2CID 156591086.
  10. ^ "Libertarian wing of GOP gains strength in Congress". WashingtonExaminer.com. January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  11. ^ Winfield, Paige. "Conservative lawmakers form House Freedom Caucus". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

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