These Elected Officials Were Part of the Capitol Rallies and Insurrection
These Elected Officials Were Part of the Capitol Rallies and Insurrection
The list is scary. And growing.
There is a new class of fringe radical right-wing trolls entering Congress this year, including Reps. Madison Cawthorn, crime enthusiast Lauren Boebert, QAnon fanatic Marjorie Taylor Greene. They join resident right-wing conspiracy degenerates like Reps. Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Mo Brooks, among others.
The latter three coordinated with the leaders of the coup attempt, encouraging them and recording rally hype videos for their followers. Boebert seems to have played an active role on the day of the coup attempt, which is a whole new level of treason. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a moderate Democrat from New Jersey and a Navy veteran, suggested earlier this week that she saw Republicans giving rioters tours of the Capitol the day before the insurrection took place. Capitol Police confirm that there is an active investigation into the accusation, while Boebert seemed to accidentally confirm it on Twitter.
That QAnon and these far-right conspiracy lunatics have infiltrated the national government is terrifying, but what’s even scarier is the fact that so many more of them have wormed their way into state and local governments. At least we can identify and somewhat discredit the high-profile Congressional extremists; the lower-level freaks are going to largely fly under the radar, poisoning communities across the country with little pushback thanks to the demolishing of local newspapers.
The last thing we need is more extremists in state and local government, so I’m taking it upon myself to document as many of these QAnon, Proud Boy, and ultra-right-wing lawmakers and bureaucrats as I can, at all levels of government. The names below include those who were at last week’s rallies and/or insurrection, and I’m sure it’ll continue to grow. I’m including people who were at the rallies but didn’t enter the Capitol because clearly, they are extremists who do not believe in democracy and are willing to follow Trump and his conspiracies to the end of his flat Earth.
I also plan on starting to track QAnon lawmakers more generally, which is a more ambitious project that I’ll get started after this one is complete.
Elected Officials or Government Employees
Rep. Paul Gosar (Arizona)
Rep. Andy Biggs (Arizona)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colorado)
Rep. Mo Brooks (Mississippi)
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (North Carolina)
Attorney General Ken Paxton (Texas)
State Rep. David Eastman (Alaska)
State Rep. Mark Finchem (Arizona)
State Rep. Anthony Kern (Arizona)
State Rep. Richard Champion (Colorado)
State Rep. Ron Hanks (Colorado)
State Rep. Chris Miller (Illinois)
Del. Daniel L. Cox (Maryland)
State Rep. Mark Maddock (Michigan)
State Rep. Justin Hill (Missouri)
Assemblywoman Annie Black (Nevada)
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (Pennsylvania)
State Rep. Justin Price (Rhode Island)
State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver (Tennessee)
State Sen. Amanda Chase (Virginia)
State Del. Dave LaRock (Virginia)
State Del. Derrick Evans (West Virginia)
State Sen. Mike Azinger (West Virginia)
Councilwoman Jessica Martinez (Whittier, California)
Mayor Tyler Evans (Thomasboro, Illinois)
City Commissioner Kristyn Arnold (Richmond, Kentucky)
Councilmen Greg Stuchell and Robert Socha (Hillsdale, Michigan)
County Commissioner Susan Soloway (Hunterdon, New Jersey)
County Commissioner Couy Griffin (Otero, New Mexico)
Councilman Aaron Carpenter (Marysville, Ohio)
Councilwoman Angelita Sanchez (Sweet Home, Oregon)
All these police
Republican Party leaders
GOP State Vice Chair Christian Ziegler (Florida)
GOP State Chair Frank Eathorne (Wyoming)
GOP Committee Chair Ellie Martin (Underhill, Vermont)
GOP Committee Chair Ron Lawrence (Essex, Vermont)
If you have more names of elected officials or party leaders who were either at the Capitol that week or are simply QAnon adherents, please let me know by adding it to the comments or emailing me: Jordan@ProgressivesEverywhere.org.
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