Want impeachment? Do this!

[EarlG]

Last edited Sat Jul 27, 2019, 08:29 AM - Edit history (3)

There are various lists flying around of the 95 or so House Democrats who have publicly stated their support for impeachment. That's good to know, but wouldn't it be more useful to have a list of Democrats who don't currently support impeachment? Fortunately NPR has compiled such a list.

Congress is about to go on vacation -- except they're not really going on vacation, are they? They're going back to their districts for meetings, fundraisers, and, yes, face-to-face-time and town halls with their constituents.

In other words, if you support impeachment then NOW is the time to get in your Congressperson's face and put some pressure on. Let them know that their constituents are concerned about the Trump administration's lawlessness and destruction of American values. Only about 23 Democrats need to be flipped for there to be majority support for impeachment among House Democrats.

If your Congressperson is on the list below, you have six weeks to personally let them know where you stand. Write them, call them, meet with them, go to a town hall and speak up. The ball is in your court!

Edited to add: I want to make clear that the point here is not to trash your representatives for not supporting impeachment, but to let them know that YOU support impeachment. The more they hear this from their constituents, the better.

Here's the list, sorted by state:


DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSPEOPLE WHO STILL NEED TO BE PERSUADED OF THE URGENCY OF IMPEACHMENT

Alabama
Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)

Arizona
Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)

California
Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
Ami Bera (D-CA)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
Gil Cisneros (D-CA)
J. Luis Correa (D-CA)
Jim Costa (D-CA)
TJ Cox (D-CA)
Susan A. Davis (D-CA)
Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
Josh Harder (D-CA)
Katie Hill (D-CA)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)
Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
Mark Takano (D-CA)
Mike Thompson (D-CA)

Colorado
Jason Crow (D-CO)
Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)

Connecticut
Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
John B. Larson (D-CT)

Florida
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Theodore E. Deutch (D-FL)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL)
Al Lawson (D-FL)
Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Donna Shalala (D-FL)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Georgia
Sanford D. Bishop (D-GA)
Hank Johnson (D-GA)
John Lewis (D-GA)
Lucy McBath (D-GA)
David Scott (D-GA)

Hawaii
Ed Case (D-HI)
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)

Illinois
Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Lauren Underwood (D-IL)

Indiana
Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)

Iowa
Cindy Axne (D-IA)
Abby Finkenauer (D-IA)
David Loebsack (D-IA)

Kansas
Sharice Davids (D-KS)

Maine
Jared Golden (D-ME)

Maryland
Anthony G. Brown (D-MD)
Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD)
Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
John Sarbanes (D-MD)
David Trone (D-MD)

Massachusetts
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
William R. Keating (D-MA)
Richard E. Neal (D-MA)

Michigan
Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Haley Stevens (D-MI)

Minnesota
Angie Craig (D-MN)
Collin C. Peterson (D-MN)
Dean Phillips (D-MN)

Missouri
Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO)

Nevada
Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Susie Lee (D-NV)
Dina Titus (D-NV)

New Hampshire
Chris Pappas (D-NH)

New Jersey
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ)
Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)
Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ)

New Mexico
Debra Haaland (D-NM)
Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM)

New York
Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
Sean Maloney (D-NY)
Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)
Grace Meng (D-NY)
Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Max Rose (D-NY)
José E. Serrano (D-NY)
Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)

North Carolina
David E. Price (D-NC)

Ohio
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

Oklahoma
Kendra Horn (D-OK)

Oregon
Kurt Schrader (D-OR)

Pennsylvania
Matthew Cartwright (D-PA)
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Conor Lamb (D-PA)
Susan Wild (D-PA)

Rhode Island
Jim Langevin (D-RI)

South Carolina
James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
Joe Cunningham (D-SC)

Tennessee
Jim Cooper (D-TN)

Texas
Colin Allred (D-TX)
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Marc Veasey (D-TX)

Utah
Ben McAdams (D-UT)

Virginia
Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
Elaine Luria (D-VA)
A. Donald McEachin (D-VA)
Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-VA)
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)

Washington
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Denny Heck (D-WA)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Kim Schrier (D-WA)

Wisconsin
Ron Kind (D-WI)

PS. If you know that any of the names on this list are there erroneously, let me know and I'll edit.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Kicking and recommending!

Thank you for the compilation!

[Nevermypresident]

2. K & R

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I'm in NJ and Josh Gottheimer is my Congress Critter. Save your spit.

Joshie is not a moderate. He's a Third Way Democrat. He wants to make deals with Republicans. He doesn't respond to democratic voters in his district.

[brooklynite]

12. What does Third Way have to do with Impeachment

(nb - it DOES have to do with moderate policies and candidates...the ones that got us the House in 2018).

[crazytown]

19. "Save your spit"

Defeatism. Sit back and see what happens. Voting Rights would never have been passed with that strategy.

[NewJeffCT]

29. Didn't Gottheimer vote to condemn Trump's racist tweets this past week?

I think every House Democrat voted for it.

Even if they're Republican, don't give up on dropping them a phone call, text message or email.

[JI7]

60. why did people in the district vote for him ?

[no_hypocrisy]

65. Our congressional district is 50-50 democratic and Neanderthal.

Our former rep was Ernie Scott Garrett who was the original Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.

Josh got elected by appealing to Republicans who were queasy with the district being scarlet red. He has to appease those folks for contributions and re-election. Unfortunately, at the expense of the Democrats.

[H2O Man]

4. Recommended.

Thank you.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Interesting that Jerry Nadler is on that list.

[dalton99a]

6. Kick

[PunkinPi]

7. K&R

[Submariner]

8. I think killing Trump with a lightning strike while golfing would be more likely

than impeachment, and for me, the lightning strike frying him on MSNBC Live would be a much more desirable and entertaining event.

[jberryhill]

9. You can take Delaware off of that list

https://delawareliberal.net/2019/07/25/lisa-blunt-rochester-would-like-you-to-know-that-she-know-supports-impeachment-of-donald-trump/

[EarlG]

17. Thanks

Edited.

[StarfishSaver]

10. EXCELLENT!

Thanks!

[FakeNoose]

11. I'd bet most of these Representatives would jump for impeachment

... as soon as Nancy Pelosi gives the word. It's not that they're against impeachment, it's not that they want Chump to stay in office. They recognize the strategy (most of them) that Speaker Pelosi is employing, and they support her.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. Thought she did that the other day? Released them?

[JI7]

61. no, some didn't when support her for speaker

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Happily, my Congessman, Danny Davis of Illinois, supports impeachment.

Dan Lipinski (whose district is just south of mine) may be a lost cause. It's a fairly conservative district and the seat has been in the Lipinski family for years. But since his last opponent was a (supposedly ex) Nazi, it's good that he won again.

Thanks for the list!

[cwydro]

14. Rec.

Thanks for this!

[bluescribbler]

15. You can take Katherine Clark, D-MA off the list.

https://katherineclark.house.gov/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=9FA73C21-2A1E-4089-B637-FDC03913B080

She announced yesterday.

[EarlG]

16. Thanks!

Done.

[sheshe2]

52. Yeah!

[B Stieg]

18. K&R

Thanks!

[geardaddy]

20. Collin Peterson would never agree to impeachment

Too many of his constituents voted for Idiot45.

But my rep, Ilhan Omar is on board!

[NJCher]

21. at least 3 off the Jersey list

could go for impeachment, given a little persuasion.

Andy Kim, Payne, and Sherrill.

[CrispyQ]

22. My rep supports impeachment so I sent him a thank you note,

with an appeal to Madame Speaker.

[More_Cowbell]

49. So does mine, but I called her local office yesterday, anyway

The person I talked to said that they're keeping track of what her constituents are saying, even though she's supported every impeachment suggestion so far.

[Pacifist Patriot]

23. My rep is a Freedom Caucus puke...

so I am going to call all of the Florida reps on that list and beg them to represent me in this respect.

[Amimnoch]

24. Mine doesn't. I will remain supportive of her.

Lizzie Fletcher currently does not support impeachment.
She didn't support Representative Tlaib's resolution.
She has not been part of any of the impeachment legislation.

My district is blue for the first time in my adult life.
I understand if she supports impeachment without there being a much stronger case.. enough of one to have a plausible chance of it going through in the Senate, He will not be removed from office, and next year, my district will once again be red.

It's a shit sandwich, but it's the best sandwich available for my district.

In the House, she has voted overwhelmingly with our House leader and party. I have NO doubt in my mind.. not for a second.. that if she loses 2020, that vote is gone, and we're going to be one seat closer to a Republican majority reclamation.

[EarlG]

31. No problem with that

Some of our Reps will obviously not be able to publicly support impeachment for political reasons -- we don't need to undermine vulnerable candidates who won in red districts.

Many more, however, need to hear from their constituents. If we want them to proceed to impeachment, they need to know that they have the backing of people in their districts. The more pro-impeachment opinions they hear, the better.

This is not about calling our Reps to tear them down for not supporting impeachment; it's to let them know that there is a wave of support for such a measure, which they should pay attention to.

(In other words, there's no harm in contacting your Rep to let her know YOU support impeachment, even if you understand that she can't do so publicly at this time.)

[llmart]

25. Thank you!

I'll even encourage the two in my state who are the next district over from mine.

[KPN]

26. The ones who really need to be pressured and convinced, as usual, are

those in leadership positions. Of those, only Maxine Waters supports impeachment. These are the people who have the most influence over other Democratic members ... and they are all taking a wait and see whether we have iron-clad evidence position — or so they say. I am skeptical. I think it’s quite likely many if not most or all of them don’t believe there will ever be sufficient evidence to convince enough GOP Senators to convict and are therefore going with a political calculation.

Why do I feel like we have been playing checkers for 40 years while the GOP has been playing chess?

[EarlG]

34. Sure, but some ground game isn't going to hurt

It would certainly be a lot easier if Nancy Pelosi just turned around and said "Okay folks, impeachment time!" but that's not what's happening.

If Pelosi is waiting for political pressure to build, then now is the time for constituents to put pressure on their Reps, who will in turn put pressure on Pelosi as more and more of them come out in support of impeachment.

If this happens, there will be a tipping point. But we'll never get to the tipping point if we all sit around waiting for somebody else to act.

[KPN]

42. Personally, I think it's too late. Congress won't be back in DC until September 6th or so, and

certainly won't act on or initiate impeachment immediately or within the month. We'll be full into election season mode., Impeachment isn't going to fly during a presidential election year and would carry great risk for the party pushing it at that point.

Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I think. Impeachment is off the table no matter how hard any of us push ... unless leadership pushes it right now. But they didn't want it to begin with, nor did Pelosi. I like her strength, but I disdain her position on this (as I did re: Bush/Cheney).

[JI7]

62. this is NOT true. it's the regular members, especially those in flipped districts and other

conservative leaning districts that most need to be convinced.

[KPN]

64. I agree. But leadership has a lot of sway.

And I feel not impeaching will damage us in those districts in particular and some blue districts. It will certainly also affect our success in the Presidential.

[SallyHemmings]

27. I got a survey from my Representative Chrissy Houlahan

It was a brief survey about the Mueiller testimony AND IMPEACHMENT!!!!

[murielm99]

28. There are some good, liberal Democrats on that list

from Illinois. One of them is a newly elected woman of color. One is in a leadership position.

They will follow Pelosi's lead, and I am glad of that.

[Eliot Rosewater]

30. If your critter is adverse to impeachment, just tell them to pretend those hearings were

about Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton or any living or dead Democrat.

Impeachment would have started the day after inauguration for a variety of crimes committed the instant he took the oath, most of which were emoluments. Although technically I guess it took a few weeks for the executive grifting to begin.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. Agree. For him, it's like a moving train of malfeasance.

It's like you have to have impeachment articles volume 1, 2, 3, etc. For each train stop.

[DeminPennswoods]

32. Thank you!

My rep, Conor Lamb, is holding a townhall on Aug 20, 7PM, Hampton Twp Community Center, Allison Park, PA.

Make your views known.

[RiverStone]

33. Thanks EarlG! Just called my Rep

Emphatically told Kurt Schrader's office(Oregon), that we need him to be courageous and walk the talk of a Dem and offer immediate support for an impeachment inquiry.

His staffer recorded my comments and said he will get back to me regarding his position on impeachment.

There is no grey area here. Both Rep Schrader and Nancy Pelosi will be judged by history as letting the most corrupt president in U.S. history not be held accountable as being a criminal- that is, if they take no action.

[panader0]

35. I was quite surprised to learn that Ann Kirkpatrick, in my district 2 of Arizona,

supported impeachment.

[onecaliberal]

36. My rep is traitor nunes.

[Vinca]

37. Annie Kuster (NH) now supports.

[EarlG]

38. Thanks

Fixed.

[spanone]

41. K&R&DONE

[MuseRider]

43. Good list!

I am not even sure my Congressperson even wore matching shoes today let alone know where he is.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

44. K&R & thanks!

In case there are fellow KY voters on here who want to pester our "representatives":

James Comer (R*), 1st District, since 2016
Brett Guthrie (R*), 2nd District, since 2009
Thomas Massie (R*), 4th District, since 2012
Harold Rogers (R*), 5th District, since 1981
Garland Barr (R*), 6th District, since 2013

*Russiapublican

[calikid]

45. Garamendi (CA) is for impeachment

We (I'm a state delegate), had a small town hall meeting with Garamendi Monday evening, he spoke of something coming up in the immediate future that was going to bring impeachment on.
Thank you Earl, for all that you do here.

[EarlG]

46. Interesting, thanks

Has he a made a public statement about his position yet? If not I'll leave him on the list temporarily...

[calikid]

51. He waffled between impeachment now and Pelosi's thoughts, I agree with you on the list n/t

[Gothmog]

47. I know Lizzie Fletcher, Colin Allred and Sylvia Garcia

Lizzie and Colin are being heavily targeted by the RNCC and it would be a bad move for them to push for impeachment. I do not want to lose these seats unless we have 20 GOP Senate votes for removal

[Duppers]

48. Thank you, EarlG!

I'm definitely going to get on the phone and make hubby call too.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

50. My district has mix of thoughtful voters and Trump voters

Unfortunately my Rep loves to cater to both sides....This is what I sent him.

Here you go Kurt.
"Show some courage. Be on the right side of history !!!

is this quote correct????
Kurt Schrader (D-OR) June 2
“Is this the time to call for impeachment? Does the country need to be divided, or should it be united at this point in time? The president is who he is, he has fans and he has detractors.” (Source)



Has Donald Trump tried to unite anyone since he has been elected, NO!!!!!!!

The president is a Criminal and Liar and you deep in your heart, you know it as well."

[LiberalLovinLug]

53. K & R

[MaxineTurningLeft]

54. Why?Why?Why!!!!!!

Why is California not 100% on board with this? We are a Democratic stronghold! We need more support.

[Blue_Tires]

55. Epic kick!

[DesertRat]

56. K&R

[irisblue]

57. From NH.

Rani Yachts 🏳️‍🌈 (@rani_yachts) Tweeted:
Add another one! https://t.co/FrTq0uer6N

Link to tweet

?s=17

[klook]

58. Recommended & bookmarked.

Thanks.

[Liberty Belle]

59. Mike Levin (D-San Diego) just came out in favor of impeachment.

Times of San Diego reported on it today: https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2019/07/26/rep-levin-says-time-has-come-to-impeach-president-trump/?fbclid=IwAR19qpaxNJVRyQrwPbcwDt0ngm_QfoaCtEHcV3dFs4U64ZI-bH9ojRQop8M

Now it's time to work on Susan Davis.

[EarlG]

63. Thanks!

I removed him from the list.

[JudyM]

66. Super useful post, EarlG. Going to jump on this with my congresscritter and forward to friends.

[Mike Niendorff]

67. Thank you.

This post is FANTASTIC. K&R!


MDN

[NewJeffCT]

68. 4 of the 5 Democrats from Connecticut

are not yet supporting impeachment. Only Jim Himes - on the Intel committee with Schiff - supports impeachment

Disappointing.

I'm guessing DeLauro or Larson will eventually support impeachment hearings, and Hayes (my rep) said that she wants to let the investigative process play out before supporting impeachment.

Courtney is a good guy, but I think he'll be the last to come out to support impeachment.

[Tactical Peek]

69. Kick.

Valuable post.