For a handful of Republican lawmakers, the spectacle of a pro-Trump mob, spurred on by the president’s false claims of election fraud, storming the U.S. Capitol was enough to make them reconsider their role in seeking to block the certification of Electoral College votes that confirmed Joe Biden had beaten Donald Trump on Nov. 3.
Sens. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, James Lankford of Oklahoma and Steve Daines of Montana and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington broke ranks with Trump’s plan to stop Biden from becoming the 46th president, announcing that they would not stand in the way of what is traditionally a pro forma ceremony.
But for far more Republicans in Congress, a mob inspired by the false hopes that they and the president have stoked for weeks was not reason enough to change their mind. While the attempted insurrection was worthy of condemnation, it was not, in and of itself, enough to alter their conviction not to certify the electoral votes representing the will of millions of Americans.
Here is a complete list of all the Republicans who cast a vote on Wednesday and Thursday to prevent the certification of the Electoral College in at least one state.
U.S. Senate
Tommy Tuberville, Ala.
Rick Scott, Fla.
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. (Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Roger Marshall, Kan.
John Kennedy, La.
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss.
Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday. (congress.gov via Getty Images)
Josh Hawley, Mo.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Ted Cruz, Texas
Cynthia Lummis, Wyo.
U.S. House of Representatives
Robert B. Aderholt, Ala.
Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Mo Brooks, Ala.
Jerry Carl, Ala.
Barry Moore, Ala.
Gary Palmer, Ala.
Mike Rogers, Ala.
Andy Biggs, Ariz.
Paul Gosar, Ariz.
Debbie Lesko, Ariz.
David Schweikert, Ariz.
Rick Crawford, Ark.
Ken Calvert, Calif.
Mike Garcia, Calif.
Rep. Darrell Issa of California. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Darrell Issa, Calif.
Doug LaMalfa, Calif.
Kevin McCarthy, Calif.
Rep. Devin Nunes of California. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Devin Nunes, Calif.
Jay Obernolte, Calif.
Lauren Boebert, Colo.
Doug Lamborn, Colo.
Kat Cammack, Fla.
Mario Diaz-Balart, Fla.
Byron Donalds, Fla.
Neal Dunn, Fla.
Scott Franklin, Fla.
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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