On Jan. 6, the U.S. Congress will start the process of certifying the election results. According to English statistics, so far, at least 89 federal House members and 13 senators have publicly pledged that they will challenge the electoral votes of disputed states.
There are 435 members of Congress in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate.
Congress is meeting in Washington to count the Electoral College votes and determine who is elected president.
Objections to the electoral votes must be made in writing by at least one member of the House of Representatives and one member of the Senate. After the dissent is filed, Congress will exit the joint session and hold separate two-hour debates, followed by a vote. A majority vote in both chambers will invalidate the disputed electoral votes if they are all dissenting.
The presidential candidate must receive 270 electoral votes to win. If neither candidate ultimately does, a power-shift election is triggered. Each state in the House of Representatives has one vote to elect the next president. The Senate will elect the vice president.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats say Biden has won the election. But President Trump and his supporters argue that the election is not over.
Trump said this week that he will continue to challenge the election even though Biden has been certified by Congress.
Trump vowed at Monday’s Georgia electioneering rally that he would still “fight like hell. He said, “It was an organized election (fraud), but we’re still fighting it. You’ll see what happens in the next few weeks,” he said.
Here is the list of Republican lawmakers who will challenge the electoral votes in a joint session.
Senate
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Texas)
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-CA)
Senator Steve Daines (R-UT)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK)
Senator John Kennedy (R-MA)
Senator Mike Braun (R-OK)
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TX)
Senator Cynthia Lummis (D-CA)
Senator Roger Marshall (D-MA)
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-TX)
Senator Kelly Loeffler (D-NY)
House of Representatives
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Rep. Matt Gaetz (D-CA)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (D-CA)
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (D-CA)
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Texas)
Rep. Bob Good (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Jody Hice (D-CA)
Rep. Brian Babin (D-CA)
Rep. Ted Budd (R-TX)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (D-CA)
Rep. Lance Gooden (D-CA)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-CA)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (D-CA)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (D-CA)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (D-CA)
Rep. Burgess Owens (D-CA)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (D-CA)
Rep. Jerry Carl (D-CA)
Rep. Yvette Herrell (D-NY)
Rep. Mark Green (D-MA)
Rep. Ralph Norman (D-CA)
Rep. Paul Gosar (D-CA)
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (D-CA)
Rep. Clay Higgins (D-MI)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Utah)
Rep. Billy Long (D-NY)
Rep. Sam Graves (D-CA)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (D-CA)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (D-CA)
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Kelly (D-CA)
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (D-CA)
Rep. John Joyce (D-CA)
Rep. Fred Keller (D-CA)
Congressman Joe Wilson (D-CA)
Rep. Byron Donalds (D-CA)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-VA)
Congressman Barry Loudermilk (D-CA)
Rep. John Rutherford (R-OK)
Rep. William Timmons (R-TX)
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-CA)
Rep. Kat Cammack (D-CA)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (D-CA)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Rep. Richard Hudson (D-CA)
Rep. Ron Estes (D-CA)
Rep. Tracey Mann (D-CA)
Rep. Jacob LaTurner (R-TX)
Rep. Elise Stefanik (D-CA)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Chris Stewart (D-CA)
Rep. Russ Fulcher (D-CA)
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-CA)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (D-CA)
Rep. Jack Bergman (D-CA)
Rep. Tim Walberg (D-CA)
Rep. Ron Wright (R-WI)
Rep. Warren Davidson (D-MI)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-OH)
Rep. Mike Garcia (D-CA)
Rep. Bill Posey (D-CA)
Rep. Scott Franklin (D-CA)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-OH)
Rep. Steven Palazzo (D-CA)
Rep. Adrian Smith (D-CA)
Rep. David Rouzer (R-PA)
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (D-CA)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (D-CA)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-AL)
Rep. Dan Bishop (D-CA)
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-OK)
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-PA)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (D-CA)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-OH)
Rep. Rick Allen (R-TX)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-PA)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Texas)
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-PA)
Rep. Gregory Steube (D-CA)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-TX)
Rep. Michael Waltz (D-CA)
Rep. Stephanie Bice (D-CA)
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