March 24, 2021
Sen. Deb Fischer
Sen. Deb Fischer serves as the senior senator from the state of Nebraska. Sen. Fischer did not address Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud following the 2020 election, tweeting on Nov. 5 that she was “proud of Nebraska for administering a free and fair election and counting all…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Kevin Cramer
Sen. Kevin Cramer serves as the junior senator from the state of North Dakota. When Donald Trump started disputing the results of the 2020 election, Sen. Cramer said of these lies that “I don’t think it helps him. Do I condone everything President Trump says? No.” Though he pushed…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Mike Braun
Sen. Mike Braun serves as the junior senator from the state of Indiana. In a Dec. 2 op-ed, Sen. Braun pushed the lie that the 2020 election results might be illegitimate, writing that he wanted to investigate “concerns about misconduct with mail-in ballots to ensure everyone can be confident…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. John Neely Kennedy
Sen. John Neely Kennedy serves as the junior senator from the state of Louisiana. Sen. Kennedy was an early promoter of the idea that the 2020 election results were illegitimate, writing in December 2020 that ““I’m not saying that something DID happen, but I’m not so sure something DIDN’T…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson serves as the senior senator from the state of Wisconsin. Though Sen. Johnson stated the election results were legitimate, saying “I haven’t seen anything that would convince me that the results — the overall national result — would be overturned,” he would later hold a Senate…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul serves as the junior senator from the state of Kentucky. In December 2020, Sen. Paul stated that the 2020 election “in many ways was stolen.” He did this with no evidence to back up his claim, and despite courts across the country rejecting legal challenges…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. Mike Lee serves as the senior senator from the state of Utah. Sen. Lee defended Trump’s legal challenges to the election, saying in late November we should “acknowledge that he has every right to verify the fairness and accuracy of the election,. Such efforts are not at odds…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Sen. Richard Shelby serves as the senior senator from the state of Alabama. Sen. Shelby initially fed speculation that the 2020 election was anything but free and fair, tweeting on Nov. 10 that “our Republic relies on the integrity of our electoral system. Both parties should want fair…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
Sen. Chuck Grassley serves as the senior senator from the state of Iowa. Sen. Grassley initially did not acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect, saying “Biden is ahead right now, so that’s all I can say, but when you’re going through a recount of 5 million votes in Georgia…I…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. John Boozman
Sen. John Boozman serves as the senior senator from the state of Arkansas. On Jan. 5, Sen. Boozman released a statement opposing efforts to object to certifying the Electoral College results, stating “not one of the lawsuits filed found evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities that would have changed the…
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