The following American politicians are affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which is generally considered to be conservative, libertarian,^[1] and populist.^[2][3][4] It is not a single, formal political party,^[5] but is represented by activist groups such as the Tea Party Patriots and the Tea Party Express. The Tea Party Caucus is the primary vehicle for the movement in Congress.^[6]

Alabama

• Robert Aderholt, Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama’s 4th congressional district (1997–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[7]
• Mo Brooks, Republican U.S. Representative from Alabama’s 5th congressional district (2011–present). Brooks successfully challenged incumbent Parker Griffith in the 2010 Republican primary, receiving the support of the tea party.^[8]
• Tim James, unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010. In July of that year, Ed Kilgore of The New Republic described James as “the closest thing to a confirmed member of the Tea Party in the primary”.^[9]
• Roy Moore, Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2001–03) and 2010 candidate for Governor of Alabama. Moore spoke at the Tea Party National Convention in February 2010.^[10]

Alaska

• Joe Miller, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Miller’s campaign received the backing of tea party activists.^[11]
• Sarah Palin, Republican Governor of Alaska (2006–09) and 2008 vice presidential nominee. In February 2010, Palin described the tea party as “the future of politics in America.”^[12]

Arizona

• Joe Arpaio, Republican Sheriff of Maricopa County (1993–present). In February 2012 Arpaio received 100,000 petition signatures collected by the tea party organization Grassfire Nation, supporting his investigation of President Barack Obama and denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice‘s investigation of Arpaio.^[13]
• Wil Cardon, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Cardon’s campaign has received support from tea party voters.^[14]
• Jeff Flake, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 6th congressional district. Flake is running for the U.S. Senate in 2012 with the endorsement of FreedomWorks.^[15]
• Trent Franks, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 2nd congressional district and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[16]
• Paul Gosar, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 1st congressional district. Gosar successfully challenged Democratic incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick in 2010, receiving the support of the Arizona Tea Party.^[17]
• Ron Gould, Republican state senator (2005–present). Gould is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 9th congressional district in 2012 with the backing of the tea party^[18] and has received the endorsement of FreedomWorks.^[19]
• J. D. Hayworth, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 5th congressional district (2003–07). Hayworth ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010, claiming the support of a statewide coalition of tea party activists.^[20]
• John McCain, Republican U.S. Senator (1987–present) and 2008 presidential nominee. McCain’s 2010 re-election campaign claimed the endorsement of Arizona tea party chapters.^[20]
• David Schweikert, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 5th congressional district (2011–present). Schweikert’s 2012 re-election campaign has received the endorsement of FreedomWorks.^[19]
• John Shadegg, Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona’s 3rd congressional district (1995–2011) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[21]

Arkansas

• John Boozman, Republican U.S. Senator (2011–present). Boozman successfully challenged incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln in 2010 with the endorsement of the Arkansas Tea Party and the Saline County Tea Party.^[22]
• Tom Cotton, Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arkansas’s 4th congressional district in 2012. Cotton’s campaign received the endorsement of the Tea Party Express.^[23]
• Timothy Griffin, Republican U.S. Representative from Arkansas’s 2nd congressional district (2011–present). Griffin was elected in 2010 with tea party support.^[24]

California

• Brian Bilbray, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 49th (1995–2001) and 50th (2006–present) congressional districts. Bilbray was a keynote speaker at a tea party rally in July 2012.^[25]
• Ken Calvert, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 43rd (1993–2003) and 44th (2003–present) congressional districts. Calvert’s 2010 re-election campaign received the endorsement of the Tea Party Express.^[26]
• Jeff Denham, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 19th congressional district (2011–present). In January 2011, Matthew Mosk of ABC News wrote that Denham had campaigned in 2010 “under the Tea Party banner”.^[27]
• Chuck DeVore, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010. DeVore spoke to over 60 tea party groups during his campaign.^[28]
• Carly Fiorina, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Fiorina’s campaign sought the support of tea party voters.^[28]
• Elton Gallegly, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 21st (1987–93), 23rd (1993–2003) and 24th (2003–present) congressional districts. In July 2010, Gallegly considered joining the Tea Party Caucus and expressed agreement with the tea party’s goals.^[29]
• Wally Herger, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 2nd congressional district (1987–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[30]
• Jerry Lewis, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 37th (1979–83), 35th (1983–93), 40th (1993–2003) and 41st (2003–present) congressional districts. Lewis’s 2010 re-election campaign^[26] and his campaign to become chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee^[31] received the backing of the Tea Party Express.
• Dan Lungren, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 34th (1979–83), 42nd (1983–1989) and 3rd (2005–present) congressional districts. In April 2012, Michael McAuliff of The Huffington Post described Lungren as “Tea Party-affiliated”.^[32]
• Tom McClintock, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 4th congressional district (2009–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[33]
• Gary Miller, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 41st (1999–2003) and 42nd (2003–present) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[16]
• Devin Nunes, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 21st congressional district (2003–present). Time has described Nunes as an “ally” of tea party activists.^[34]
• Steve Poizner, Republican state Insurance Commissioner (2007–11) and unsuccessful 2010 candidate for Governor of California. Poizner’s campaign received the support of the tea party.^[35]
• Nick Popaditch, Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 51st congressional district in 2010 and California’s 53rd congressional district in 2012. Popaditch’s 2012 campaign received the backing of the tea party.^[36]
• Ed Royce, Republican U.S. Representative from California’s 39th (1993–2003) and 40th (2003–present) congressional districts and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.^[37]
• Nachum Shifren, Republican candidate for the California State Senate in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012. Shifren is a frequent speaker at tea party conventions.^[38]
• Orly Taitz, Republican candidate for state Secretary of State in 2010 and the U.S. Senate in 2012. Taitz was scheduled to address a tea party gathering in April 2010, though her invitation was later rescinded.^[39]