You can help ensure the continued strength of the congressional CTE Caucuses by encouraging your Members of Congress to join their caucus if they have not already done so!
Congressional caucuses are groups of Members of Congress that come together to pursue shared goals or interests. The CTE Caucus highlights the importance of CTE in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce throughout Congress. The CTE Caucus is a great opportunity for Members of Congress to show their support for CTE students, educators and business partners in their states and districts.
The House CTE Caucus was launched in 2007 by former Congressmen Brain Baird (D-WA) and Phil English (R-PA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is now chaired by Congressmen Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), and serves to raise awareness of and support for the CTE community and lead on legislation related to these issues.
In February 2014, Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) partnered to launch the Senate CTE Caucus. Those two senators are now joined by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Todd Young (R-IN) as co-chairs.
To find out if your Members of Congress have joined the Caucus, you can review House and Senate membership lists.
If your members are not on the list, please ask them to join! To join the Senate CTE Caucus, or for more information, Members' offices can contact Karishma Merchant ([email protected]) in Sen. Kaine’s office or Nancy Martinez ([email protected]) in Sen. Young’s office. To join the House CTE Caucus, or for more information, House members can contact Nick Rockwell ([email protected]) in Rep. Thompson’s office or Nick Pennington ([email protected]) in Rep. Langevin’s office. Copies of the House CTE Caucus and Senate CTE caucus membership recruitment letters can be found here, and can be shared with your Members of Congress.
ACTE’s Action Center can help you send messages to your Members of Congress encouraging them to join the CTE Caucus - follow these links for the House and Senate to send a message today!
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