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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 Alex Mooney (R-W. Va.) has served West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015. He ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Mooney was previously active in Maryland state government, serving in the Maryland Senate from 1999 to 2011 and as … Read more
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Barry Moore (R-Ala.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, serving Alabama’s largely rural 2nd Congressional District in the southeastern part of the state. In 2022, he ran for a second term with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district.
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About Mark Wayne (“Markwayne”) Mullin (R-Okla.) has represented Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. In 2022, he ran for a special Senate seat (to replace retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe) with Trump’s endorsement and won in the deep red state. Mullin previously managed his family business, Mullin West—which includes a … Read more
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About Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2019, representing North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District. A member of the far-right Republican Study Committee, he ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Previously, Murphy served as a member of the … Read more
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About Troy Nehls (R-Texas) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, serving Texas’s 22nd Congressional District. In 2022, he ran for his second term with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district. Prior to running for Congress, Nehls was twice elected to serve as sheriff of … Read more
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About Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003–22, representing California’s 21st Congressional District for the first decade and its 22nd for the second. He resigned from Congress in January 2022 to run the former president’s new social media startup Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which includes the Truth Social … Read more
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About Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, serving California’s 8th Congressional District. He ran for his second term in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement, and after redistricting, won in the Republican-leaning 23rd district. Obernolte was previously a member of the California State Assembly from 2014–20 … Read more
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Burgess Owens (R-Utah) was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021, representing Utah’s 4th Congressional District. A member of the ultra-conservative Republican Study Committee, he ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won again in the red state.
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About Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011, representing Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District along the Gulf Coast and Pine Belt regions. After losing the GOP primary in June 2022 due to ongoing ethics concerns, he will be out of office as of January 2023. In March 2021, a House … Read more
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Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) has served Alabama’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015 and has chaired the House Republican Policy Committee since 2019. He ran for reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement and won in his solidly Republican district.