Find Your District & Contact Your U.S. Representative to Join the Caucus
The Congressional Freethought Caucus promotes science and reason-based policy, upholds the separation of church and state, defends freedom of thought against religious discrimination, and provides a forum for members to discuss their personal ethics and values. We encourage you to invite your local representatives to join the Congressional Freethought Caucus by using your district’s Contact Page below.
Upstate Congressional Freethought Caucus Directory
Not sure who your representative is?
Region Counties Representative Contact Page Capital District Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Columbia & Putnam Pat Ryan Contact NY-18 Capital District Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Rensselaer & Montgomery Paul Tonko Contact NY-20 Central NY Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Oswego John Mannion Contact NY-22 Central NY Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne, Jefferson & Ontario Claudia Tenney Contact NY-24 Downstate NY
(Caucus Member)New York (Manhattan) Jerry Nadler
(Thank Him!)Contact NY-12 Finger Lakes Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne, Jefferson & Ontario Claudia Tenney Contact NY-24 Finger Lakes Monroe, Orleans Joe Morelle Contact NY-25 Mohawk Valley Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington, Otsego & Rensselaer Elise Stefanik Contact NY-21 Mohawk Valley Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Oswego John Mannion Contact NY-22 North Country Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington, Otsego & Rensselaer Elise Stefanik Contact NY-21 Southern Tier Broome, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Otsego Josh Riley Contact NY-19 Southern Tier Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates, Erie Nick Langworthy Contact NY-23 Western NY Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates, Erie Nick Langworthy Contact NY-23 Western NY Erie, Niagara Tim Kennedy Contact NY-26
Official links:
Freedom From Religion Foundation:
Visit FFRF’s Congressional Freethought Caucus page.
United States House Of Representatives:
Visit the official page for the Congressional Freethought Caucus, a Congressional Member Organization (CMO) in the U.S. House of Representatives hosted on Representative Jared Huffman’s official House.gov site.
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