Republican Main Street Partnership


The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of moderately conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States Congress. According to the group, its members advocate for "conservative, pragmatic government."

History

The Main Street Partnership was formed following the 1994 House elections in which conservative Republicans were swept into power. An informal discussion group formed by representatives Nancy Johnson, Steve Gunderson and Fred Upton later became somewhat of an organized bloc intent on representing the moderate wing of the Republican Party.
The Main Street Partnership has allied with other moderate Republican groups, including Christine Todd Whitman's It's My Party Too, Ann Stone's Republicans for Choice, the Log Cabin Republicans, the Republican Majority for Choice, The Wish List, Republicans for Environmental Protection, the Mainstream Republicans of Washington and the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority.
They are sometimes swing votes on spending bills and as a result have gained influence in Congress out of proportion to their numbers. They are frequently sought after to broker compromises between the Democratic and Republican leadership, generally lending a more center-right character to US politics.
Members of the Main Street Partnership are often challenged in Republican primaries by members from the Club for Growth, FreedomWorks and the Tea Party movement, among others. The CFG has used the pejorative term RINO to describe opponents such as the Main Street Partnership that it feels are not conservative enough. According to the director of the Republican Main Street Partnership, the CFG and its agenda are "not representative of the Republican Party" and "we raise money on a daily basis to defeat them."
In 2004, the group attempted to propose changes to moderate the GOP platform regarding abortion and stem-cell research.
On September 7, 2017, members formed the Republican Main Street Congressional Caucus with Pat Tiberi as Chair. After Tiberi's resignation from the House, Rodney Davis took over duties as Chair. The caucus had dissolved by the spring of 2019.

Current members

Board of directors

Tim Regan - Board Member
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Senators

Representatives