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Scores of Republican representatives who served during the 117th congressional session helped spread the Big Lie and cast doubt on the legitimacy of President Biden’s electoral victory. Their names are listed here in alphabetical order.
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About Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since November 2018, representing Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. He ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Prior to being elected to Congress, Hern founded a number of small businesses in banking, manufacturing, real estate development, … Read more
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About Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. In her bid for the seat in 2020—her second try after losing narrowly in 2018—she campaigned as a pro-Trump, pro-life, pro-gun, anti-regulation, fiscal conservative who is ready to protect fossil fuel … Read more
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Jody Hice (R-Ga.) is an evangelical who represented Georgia’s 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015–22. He was a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, and chose to run for secretary of state in Georgia in 2022 instead of campaigning to keep his congressional seat.
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About Clay Higgins (R-La.) was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, representing Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District. He is a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus and the conservative Republican Study Committee, and won reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement. Although Higgins had won easily in previous elections, he faced a … Read more
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About Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) has represented North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. Due to redistricting, he is running for reelection in the 9th District in 2022—with Trump’s endorsement—and is expected to win in his solidly Republican district. A lifelong conservative, Hudson is a pro-gun, anti-abortion activist who worked … Read more
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About Darrell Issa (R-Ca.) has represented California’s 48th, 49th and most recently, 50th Congressional districts in the U.S House of Representatives since 2001. He is a member of both the far-right House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Study Committee, and won his 11th term in 2022—with Trump’s endorsement—in the solidly Republican 48th district. From 1982 … Read more
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About Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Texas’ 13th Congressional District. He ran for his second term in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. A medical doctor, he has called the Omicron variant of Covid the “Midterm Election … Read more
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About Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) was sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on July 21, 2020, representing New York’s conservative 27th Congressional District. He won the seat after his predecessor, Chris Collins—the very first member of Congress to endorse Trump—was indicted for insider trading (though Trump pardoned him a few months later, before leaving … Read more
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About Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) has represented Ohio’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. He ran reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Johnson served in the Air Force from 1973–99, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. After his military service, he cofounded two tech … Read more
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About Mike Johnson (R-La.) has served Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017 and was elected the 56th speaker of the House on Oct. 25, 2023, after three weeks of Republican infighting left the chamber paralyzed, without an official leader. A Trump loyalist, he voted against.certifying President Biden’s win of … Read more