Here’s every Republican who voted against the Equality Act
Shame on them.
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass the Equality Act, a landmark piece of legislation that will enshrine discrimination protections for LGBTQ people into federal law.
“We have passed it in the House before — the Equality Act, H.R. 5, to end discrimination against the LGBTQ community,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a news conference at the Capitol Thursday morning. “This time, it will be not only passed in the House, but on a path to a signing at the White House. We’re very excited about that.”
It’s the second time that the House has passed the bill, after previously passing the Equality Act in 2019, only for the legislation to die in the Republican-controlled Senate. This iteration of the act is potentially doomed as well, given the balance of power in the Senate, which would require at least 10 Republican senators to join Democrats to advance the bill to a vote.
The Equality Act passed 224-to-206, with all Democrats and only three Republicans — Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), John Katko (NY), and Tom Reed (NY) — voting to support the bill. Curious to know which Republicans shamefully voted against preventing anti-LGBTQ discrimination? We have the full list for you below:
Alabama:
- Robert Aderholt
- Mo Brooks
- Jerry Carl
- Barry Moore
- Gary Palmer
- Mike Rogers
Alaska:
- Don Young
Arizona:
- Andy Biggs
- Paul A. Gosar
- Debbie Lesko
- David Schweikert
Arkansas:
- Rick Crawford
- French Hill
- Bruce Westerman
- Steve Womack
California:
- Ken Calvert
- Darrell Issa
- Mike Garcia
- Young Kim
- Doug LaMalfa
- Kevin McCarthy
- Tom McClintock
- Devin Nunes
- Jay Obernolte
- Michelle Steel
- David G. Valadao
Colorado:
- Lauren Boebert
- Ken Buck
- Doug Lamborn
Florida:
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Vern Buchanan
- Kat Cammack
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Byron Donalds
- Neal Dunn
- C. Scott Franklin
- Matt Gaetz
- Carlos A. Gimenez
- Brian Mast
- Bill Posey
- John Rutherford
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- W. Gregory Steube
- Michael Waltz
- Daniel Webster
Georgia:
- Rick Allen
- Buddy Carter
- Andrew S. Clyde
- A. Drew Ferguson
- Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Jody Hice
- Barry Loudermilk
- Austin Scott
Idaho:
- Russ Fulcher
- Mike Simpson
Illinois:
- Mike Bost
- Rodney Davis
- Darin LaHood
- Adam Kinzinger
- Mary E. Miller
Indiana:
- Jim Banks
- James Baird
- Larry Bucshon
- Trey Hollingsworth
- Greg Pence
- Victoria Spartz
- Jackie Walorski
Iowa:
- Randy Feenstra
- Ashley Hinson
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Kansas:
- Ron Estes
- Jake LaTurner
- Tracey Mann
Kentucky:
- Andy Barr
- James Comer
- S. Brett Guthrie
- Thomas Massie
- Harold Rogers
Louisiana:
- Clay Higgins
- Garret Graves
- Mike Johnson
- Steve Scalise
Maryland:
- Andy Harris
Michigan:
- Jack Bergman
- Bill Huizenga
- Lisa C. McClain
- Peter Meijer
- John Moolenaar
- Fred Upton
- Tim Walberg
Minnesota:
- Tom Emmer
- Michelle Fischbach
- Jim Hagedorn
- Pete Stauber
Mississippi:
- Michael Guest
- Trent Kelly
- Steven Palazzo
Missouri:
- Sam Graves
- Vicky Hartzler
- Billy Long
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Jason Smith
- Ann Wagner
Montana:
- Matthew M. Rosendale
Nebraska:
- Don Bacon
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Adrian Smith
Nevada:
- Mark Amodei
New Jersey:
- Chris Smith
- Jefferson Van Drew
New Mexico:
- Yvette Herrell
New York:
- Andrew R. Garbarino
- Chris Jacobs
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Elise Stefanik
- Claudia Tenney
- Lee Zeldin
North Carolina:
- Dan Bishop
- Ted Budd
- Madison Cawthorn
- Gregory Francis Murphy
- Virginia Foxx
- Richard Hudson
- Patrick T. McHenry
- David Rouzer
North Dakota:
- Kelly Armstrong
Ohio:
- Troy Balderson
- Steve Chabot
- Warren Davidson
- Bob Gibbs
- Anthony Gonzalez
- Jim Jordan
- Bill Johnson
- David Joyce
- Robert E. Latta
- Steve Stivers
- Michael Turner
- Brad Wenstrup
Oklahoma:
- Stephanie I. Bice
- Tom Cole
- Kevin Hern
- Frank Lucas
- Markwayne Mullin
Oregon:
- Cliff Bentz
Pennsylvania:
- John Joyce
- Mike Kelly
- Daniel Meuser
- Scott Perry
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Lloyd Smucker
- Glenn Thompson
South Carolina:
- Jeff Duncan
- Nancy Mace
- Ralph Norman
- Tom Rice
- William Timmons
- Joe Wilson
South Dakota:
- Dusty Johnson
Tennessee:
- Timm Burchett
- Scott DesJarlais
- Chuck Fleischmann
- Mark Green
- Diana Harshbarger
- David Kustoff
- John W. Rose
Texas:
- Jodey Arrington
- Brian Babin
- Kevin Bady
- Michael Burgess
- John Carter
- Michael Cloud
- Dan Crenshaw
- Pat Fallon
- Louie Gohmert
- Tony Gonzales
- Lance Gooden
- Kay Granger
- Ronny Jackson
- Michael T. McCaul
- Troy E. Nehls
- August Pfluger
- Chip Roy
- Pete Sessions
- Van Taylor
- Beth Van Duyne
- Randy Weber
- Roger Williams
Utah:
- John R. Curtis
- Blake D. Moore
- Burgess Owens
- Christ Stewart
Virginia:
- Ben Cline
- Bob Good
- Morgan Griffith
- Robert J. Wittman
Washington:
- Jaime Herrera Beutler
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Dan Newhous
West Virginia:
- David McKinley
- Carol Miller
- Alex Mooney
Wisconsin:
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Mike Gallagher
- Glenn Grothman
- Bryan Steil
- Thomas P. Tiffany
Wyoming:
- Liz Cheney
Yup. That’s it. Shame on them.
Correction: An earlier version of this post identified Georgia’s David Scott as a Republican. He is very much a Democrat and voted in favor of the Equality Act. We regret the error.
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