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REMINDER: House Republicans Have Already Cast 855 Votes This Month to Make an Election Denier Speaker

Since January, there have been over 3,800 votes cast by House Republicans for election deniers for Speaker – from Kevin McCarthy to Jim Jordan

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Accountability War Room condemned extreme House Republicans’ ongoing efforts to make an election denier Speaker of the House.

“From Kevin McCarthy to Jim Jordan, MAGA Republicans have made it clear they want an election denier to lead the House of Representatives. Just this month, House Republicans have cast a total of 855 votes to hand the Speaker’s gavel to an election denier,” said Zac Petkanas, spokesperson for the House Accountability War Room. “Placing a MAGA extremist and election denier second in line to the presidency puts our democracy in even more peril and threatens critical programs like abortion care, public education, nutrition assistance for moms and kids and the Social Security Administration.”

THE ARITHMETIC: 

  • On October 20, 211 House Republicans voted for election deniers:
    • 194 voted for Jim Jordan. Jordan was a “significant player” in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including voting to overturn the election results. 
    • Additionally, 8 House Republicans voted for Steve Scalise, 4 voted for Lee Zeldin, 2 voted for Kevin McCarthy, 2 voted for Byron Donalds and 1 voted for Mike Garcia, all of whom voted to overturn the election results in 2020.
  • On October 18, 216 House Republicans voted for election deniers:
    • 199 voted for Jim Jordan. 
    • Additionally, 7 House Republicans voted for Steve Scalise, 5 voted for Kevin McCarthy, 3 voted for Lee Zeldin, 1 voted for Byron Donalds and 1 voted for Mike Garcia, all of whom voted to overturn the election results in 2020.
  • On October 17, 218 House Republicans voted for election deniers:
    • 200 voted for Jim Jordan. 
    • Additionally, 7 House Republicans voted for Steve Scalise, 6 voted for Kevin McCarthy, 3 voted for Lee Zeldin, 1 voted for Mike Garcia and 1 voted for Tom Cole, all of whom voted to overturn the election results in 2020.

  • On October 3, 210 House Republicans voted for Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy voted to overturn the election results in 2020.

  • In January, over the course of 15 ballots, House Republicans cast a total of 3,072 votes for Kevin McCarthy.

 

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