Conservative Climate Caucus

The Conservative Climate Caucus is a caucus within the United States House of Representatives composed of 66 members, all of the Republican Party. Its founder and first chairman was U.S. Senator (then Representative) John Curtis (R-Utah) during the 117th United States Congress in 2021. The caucus's self-declared purpose is to "Educate House Republicans on climate policies and legislation consistent with conservative values".^[2]

Conservative Climate Caucus

Formation	2021
Headquarters	2323 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C.
Membership	66[1]
Chairman	Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Website	conservativeclimatecaucus-millermeeks.house.gov

As of 2025, the caucus is chaired by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA).

History

The Conservative Climate Caucus was formed in 2021 by Representative John Curtis and a group of 52 Republican lawmakers concerned with the growing public and scientific consensus on the risks posed by climate change and the need for action. This included the acknowledgement of "decades of a global industrial era that has brought prosperity to the world has also contributed to that change.” ^[3] The formation was a response to both environmental concerns and a recognition of the political imperative for conservatives to engage with the climate policy debate.^[4]

Curtis left the House in preparation for the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.

Mission

The mission of the Conservative Climate Caucus is to educate Republican members of Congress on climate policies and legislation that are in line with conservative values, including free-market based solutions and private sector innovation. The CCC aims to harness innovation and American entrepreneurial spirit to address climate change, prioritizing energy independence, job creation, and land stewardship.^[5]

Activities

Caucus activities include holding meetings, briefing members on climate science and policy, and engaging with stakeholders. The Caucus participates in the annual United Nations Climate Change conference.^[6]

The caucus has advocated for the protection of subsidies for biofuel, carbon-capture and clean energy tax credits as well as the development of EV and battery plant infrastructure. ^[7]

In 2024, the American Energy Alliance, a conservative energy advocacy group, spent $100,000 on digital advertisements claiming that Curtis and other republican cosponsors wanted to "make energy more expensive" for supporting the bipartisan PROVE IT Act to study the carbon intensity of more than 20 industrial products ^[8]

Current members

The map shows districts represented by Conservative Climate Caucus members as of April 2024.

The membership of the Conservative Climate Caucus includes a cross-section of the Republican Party, featuring members from diverse geographic regions and committees. The caucus includes members of the House of Representatives and is open to the Republican Conference.

Last updated: May 14, 2025

State	District	Member	CPVI
Alabama	AL-02	Barry Moore	R+15
Arkansas	AL-04	Bruce Westerman	R+15
Arizona	AZ-01	David Schweikert	R+1
	AZ-06	Juan Ciscomani (Vice Chair)	EVEN
	AZ-08	Debbie Lesko	R+8
	AZ-09	Paul Gosar	R+15
Arkansas	AR-01	Rick Crawford	R+14
	AR-02	French Hill	R+12
	AR-04	Bruce Westerman	R+20
California	CA-22	David Valadao	R+1
	CA-23	Jay Obernolte	R+8
	CA-40	Young Kim	R+1
Florida	FL-02	Neal Dunn	R+14
	FL-05	John Rutherford	R+15
	FL-26	Mario Diaz-Balart	R+9
	FL-27	Maria Elvira Salazar	R+7
	FL-28	Carlos A. Giménez	R+5
Georgia	GA-01	Buddy Carter (Vice Chair)	R+16
Illinois	IL-16	Darin LaHood	R+10
Indiana	IN-04	Jim Baird	R+16
	IN-08	Larry Bucshon	R+17
Iowa	IA-01	Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Chair)	R+3
	IA-04	Randy Feenstra	R+13
Kentucky	KY-02	Brett Guthrie	R+16
	KY-06	Andy Barr	R+12
Michigan	MI-01	Jack Bergman	R+14
	MI-04	Bill Huizenga	R+10
	MI-05	Tim Walberg (Vice Chair)	R+10
Minnesota	MN-08	Pete Stauber	R+7
Nebraska	NE-02	Don Bacon	R+7
Nevada	NV-02	Mark Amodei	R+7
New Jersey	NJ-02	Jeff Van Drew	R+5
	NJ-07	Thomas Kean	R+3
New York	NY-01	Nick LaLota	R+4
	NY-02	Andrew Garbarino	R+6
	NY-11	Nicole Malliotakis	R+10
	NY-17	Mike Lawler	D+1
North Carolina	NC-03	Greg Murphy (Vice Chair)	R+13
	NC-09	Richard Hudson	R+10
	NC-11	Chuck Edwards	R+5
Ohio	OH-05	Robert Latta	R+8
	OH-12	Troy Balderson	R+14
	OH-14	David Joyce	R+9
Oklahoma	OK-03	Frank Lucas	R+20
	OK-05	Stephanie Bice	R+12
Oregon	OR-02	Cliff Bentz	R+14
Pennsylvania	PA-15	Glenn Thompson	R+19
South Carolina	SC-01	Nancy Mace	R+9
	SC-04	William Timmons	R+11
	SC-05	Jeff Duncan	R+19
South Dakota	SD-at large	Dusty Johnson	R+15
Tennessee	TN-02	Tim Burchett	R+13
	TN-03	Chuck Fleischmann	R+18
Texas	TX-01	Nathan Moran	R+25
	TX-02	Dan Crenshaw	R+11
	TX-04	Pat Fallon	R+16
	TX-10	Michael McCaul	R+12
	TX-11	August Pfluger	R+22
	TX-14	Randy Weber	R+17
	TX-17	Pete Sessions	R+14
	TX-19	Jodey Arrington	R+25
	TX-23	Tony Gonzales	R+7
	TX-27	Michael Cloud	R+14
	TX-31	John Carter	R+11
Utah	UT-01	Blake Moore	R+10
Virginia	VA-01	Rob Wittman	R+3
	VA-02	Jen Kiggans (Vice Chair)	EVEN
	VA-09	Morgan Griffith	R+22
Washington	WA-04	Dan Newhouse	R+10
	WA-05	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	R+5
Wisconsin	WI-01	Bryan Steil	R+2
	WI-03	Derrick Van Orden	R+3

Past members

Notable past members include

• John Curtis (UT-03) caucus founder, junior senator from Utah
• Lee Zeldin (NY-01), 17th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), junior senator from Oklahoma