The New Democrat Coalition is a Congressional Member Organization within the United States Congress made up of Democrats who support an agenda that the organization describes as moderate and pro-growth. A July 2009 Press release described the organization as "the largest moderate coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives", and announced the election of Representative Joseph Crowley as the Coalition's Chair. As of April 2012, there were 41 voting Representatives and 1 non-voting member listed on Chair Representative Joseph Crowley's roster. The Senate New Democrat Coalition counted 21 members in the Senate in August 2002, 12 of whom remain in the Senate as of the beginning of the 112th Congress.