Here Are The Republicans Challenging Congress’ Tally Of Election Results

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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, pictured at the U.S. Capitol on Dec., is among the Republican lawmakers planning to object to Congress’ tally of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday.





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They include Republican Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Matt Gaetz of Florida and Louie Gohmert of Texas, who were among the first wave of members of Congress to say they would object to the results. Dozens more have joined the ranks.

Other House members expected to object Wednesday include Ohio’s Jim Jordan, New York’s Elise Stefanik, Georgia’s Jody Hice and South Carolina’s Joe Wilson. Several freshman Republicans have also said they will join in the plans.

Notably, top House GOP members have remained mum on the plan publicly, though Brooks claims he has the support of the chamber’s minority leader, Kevin McCarthy.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other Senate GOP leaders had urged their caucus not to take part — a member of the upper chamber is needed to join a House member’s objection for it to move forward. (Here’s more on how that works.)

However, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was the first to publicly break ranks last month, and he was soon followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and others. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who is facing a tough first election run in the Georgia Senate runoff races, was among the most recent additions to the group.

In a recent statement, Cruz said he joined forces to raise objections «disputed states along with Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Mike Braun of Indiana.

Several newly elected senators who began their terms on Sunday are also in the group with Cruz, including Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

GOP sources familiar with the discussions say the Republican lawmakers planning to object on Wednesday are focused primarily on Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania. They are also weighing challenges for Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.