The Squad: Radicals in Congress

Overview

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Among the most significant and influential leftists in government today are a small group of relatively young Democrat members of the U.S. House of Representatives who informally have dubbed themselves “The Squad” – a term derived from hip-hop origins and signifying a shared set of far-left values and political objectives. The Squad was initially composed of four women who were elected to the House in 2018: Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. They were later joined by Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri following the 2020 elections, and by Greg Casar of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, and Delia Ramirez of Illinois after the 2022 midterms. All nine Squad members were younger than age 50 when they were first elected to Congress. Bowman and Bush are no longer members of the Squad, as they were bumped out of the U.S. House when they lost their respective Democrat primaries in 2024.

Squad Members

     

Jamaal Bowman*          Cori Bush*               Greg Casar

      

   Summer Lee        A. Ocasio-Cortez         Ilhan Omar

     

Ayanna Pressley       Delia Ramirez          Rashida Tlaib

* Asterisk signifies former Squad members who are no longer in Congress.