Identity Caucus

An Identity Caucus is a colloquial term for one of the "caucuses of underrepresented groups" affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. These caucuses are designed as formal vehicles for ensuring that the concerns of members of historically underrepresented groups are heard by the Green Party's national organization.

As of January 2006, the National Lavender Greens Caucus, the National Women's Caucus, and the Black Caucus had all been formally recognized by the national Green Party. Other caucuses were in the process of formation, including the Latino Caucus, the Disabled Greens Caucus, the Rural Greens Caucus and the Youth Caucus. Formal accreditation of a caucus gives it a status equivalent to that of an accredited state party, except that each state party has two or more votes on the National Committee, while each caucus has only one.