Overview

• The State Freedom Caucus Network, modeled after the House Freedom Caucus, has gained 10 chapters in states across the U.S. since its launch in Georgia in 2021.
• The Freedom Caucus members, who portray themselves as the Republican Party’s true conservatives, have been causing internal strife within the Republican party with their aggressive tactics.
• In Missouri, Freedom Caucus members stalled the Senate from working for a month to force a proposal to be brought up for debate, resulting in Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden stripping them of their committee chairmanships and prime Capitol parking spots.
• In South Carolina, Freedom Caucus members were removed from the Republican caucus in the legislature after they refused to abide by a party rule that would prevent Republicans from campaigning against each other.
• Despite conflicts, the Freedom Caucus members have had a hand in passing anti-abortion legislation in Wyoming, changing Louisiana’s congressional primaries, and blocking a nominee to lead the Department of Health Services in Arizona.