March 24, 2021
Rep. Brian Babin
Rep. Brian Babin represents Texas’ 36th district. On Nov. 5, when millions of votes were yet to be counted, Rep. Babin retweeted a statement from his colleague Doug Collins that “Democrats are trying to steal the election. We won’t let it happen. #StopTheSteal.” On Nov. 16, Rep. Babin …
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Jodey Arrington
Rep. Jodey Arrington represents Texas’s 19th district in the House. He refused to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election, tweeting “as much as the country would like to move on from this election, it would be unwise to accept any outcome before recounts are final and it…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Rick Allen
Rep. Rick Allen represents Georgia’s 12th congressional district. Rep. Allen intentionally spread inaccurate claims about voter fraud and the 2020 presidential election results. He was supportive of the Texas amicus brief, an effort meant to overturn the results of the presidential election across multiple states. A day before the…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt represents Alabama’s 4th congressional district. On November 6, Rep. Aderholt wrote “until the votes are finally counted, we must remain vigilant that every American who casts a legal vote, has their vote counted.” While state and federal officials found no evidence of widespread voter fraud,…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Bruce Westerman
Rep. Bruce Westerman represents Arkansas’s 4th congressional district. As votes were still being counted, Rep. Westerman helped promulgate lies about the legitimacy of the election, tweeting that “every legal ballot should be counted. Any fraud should be immediately investigated and addressed.” Though he signed onto the Texas lawsuit that…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Rep. Brad Wenstrup represents Ohio’s 2nd congressional district. Following Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, Rep. Wenstrup was evasive about whether he considered Biden’s win legitimate, saying “the presidential electors have voted Joe Biden to be our next president, but the unprecedented amount of liberal media bias, big tech interference,…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Michael Waltz
Rep. Michael Waltz represents Florida’s 6th congressional district. After signing onto the Texas amicus brief, Rep. Waltz reversed his original decision to object to certifying the Electoral College votes, stating that “I planned to object to some of the electors of states because I truly believed there were constitutional…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Ann Wagner
Rep. Ann Wagner represents Missouri’s 2nd congressional district. Though Rep. Wagner signed onto the Texas amicus brief, she rejected attempts for Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, stating “while I may not like the outcome of the election, that does not mean I can, nor should I, try…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Claudia Tenney
Rep. Claudia Tenney represents New York’s 22nd congressional district. Rep. Tenney frequently sought to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election, especially regarding her own race. She tweeted that her opponent was “challenging the removal of those ballots cast by deceased people” and sent additional tweets…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Michelle Steel
Rep. Michelle Steel represents California’s 48th congressional district. Though Rep. Steel missed the Electoral College certification vote due to her testing positive for COVID-19, she voted against impeaching Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and did not speak publicly on impeachment.
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