Creator Economy Caucus

The Creator Economy Caucus, also called the Congressional Creators Caucus, is a bipartisan caucus of U.S. legislators whose members work to support online content creators. It was founded during the 119th Congress in June 2025 by Congressional Representatives Beth Van Duyne and Yvette Clarke.^[1][2] Its creation was advised by former YouTuber Matthew Patrick and his wife Stephanie.

Creator Economy Caucus
Co-Chairs	Beth Van Duyne (R) Yvette Clarke (D)
Founded	June 5, 2025; 55 days ago (2025-06-05)
Ideology	Online content creators' interests
Politics of United States Political parties Elections

History

Content creators with Representatives Beth Van Duyne and Yvette Clarke at the caucus's launch in June 2025.

The caucus was officially announced on June 5, 2025, at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Building. Joining co-chairs Beth Van Duyne and Yvette Clarke were consultant and former YouTuber Matthew "MatPat" Patrick and his wife, Stephanie Patrick. Also present were executives from YouTube and Patreon, who announced support for the project.^[3]

Policy goals

During the group's initial announcement, Matthew Patrick identified the promotion of internet privacy legislation, AI ethics, child safety, and "algorithmic responsibility" as key goals that were to be addressed by the caucus.^[4] The caucus aims to, among other goals, develop a clearer tax code for content creators and their businesses.^[5]

Membership

119th Congress

The caucus claimed to have about ten members as of June 2025, with Beth Van Duyne and Yvette Clarke serving as co-chairs.^[1]