Which Florida politicians objected to Joe Biden’s Electoral College win? We have the list
Several GOP senators and representatives objected during the final step to affirm President-elect…
C. A. Bridges
| Tallahassee Democrat
Early Thursday morning, after mobs of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol to interrupt the Electoral College vote proceedings, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to become the next president of the United States.
This was the culmination of what is traditionally a largely symbolic process in Congress when the electoral votes are formally read by the vice president, who would then call for objections before moving to the next state’s votes and finally declaring the winner.
Although President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Trump and his allies have claimed, with virtually no evidence, that the election was fraudulent. Several Republican senators and over a hundred Republican representatives had promised to object over what they claimed to be unconstitutional changes to election rules that would invalidate millions of votes.
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But after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building and forced Washington into lockdown for hours, only some of thepoliticians actually raised objections when Congress renewed the session. Pence officially declared Biden the winner at 3:41 a.m. EST.
Here are the Florida politicians that objected to Biden’s electoral votes during the official Electoral College vote count. .
U. S. SENATE
Marco Rubio
Party: Republican
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Rick Scott
Party: Republican
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES, he objected to the Pennsylvania votes.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Matt Gaetz
Party: Republican
US House District: 1st
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Neal Dunn
Party: Republican
US House District: 2nd
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Katherine Cammack
Party: Republican
US House District: 3rd
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
John Rutherford
Party: Republican
US House District: 4th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Al Lawson
Party: Democrat
US House District: 5th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Michael Waltz
Party: Republican
US House District: 6th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Stephanie Murphy
Party: Democrat
US House District: 7th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Bill Posey
Party: Republican
US House District: 8th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Darren Soto
Party: Republican
US House District: 9th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Val Demings
Party: Democrat
US House District: 10th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Daniel Webster
Party: Republican
US House District: 11th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Gus Bilirakis
Party: Republican
US House District: 12th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Charlie Crist
Party: Democrat
US House District: 13th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Kathy Castor
Party: Democrat
US House District: 14th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Scott Franklin
Party: Republican
US House District: 15th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Vern Buchanon
Party: Republican
US House District: 16th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Gregory Steube
Party: Republican
US House District: 17th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Brian Mast
Party: Republican
US House District: 18th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Byron Donalds
Party: Republican
US House District: 19th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Alcee Hastings
Party: Democrat
US House District: 20th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Lois Frankel
Party: Democrat
US House District: 21st
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Theodore “Ted” Deutch
Party: Democrat
US House District: 22nd
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Party: Democrat
US House District: 23rd
Objected to the Electoral College votes: NO
Frederica Wilson
Party: Democrat
US House District: 24th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
Mario Diaz-Balart
Party: Republican
US House District: 25th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Carlos Giménez
Party: Republican
US House District: 26th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? YES
Maria Salazar
Party: Republican
US House District: 27th
Objected to the Electoral College votes? NO
C. A. Bridges is a Digital Producer for the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on Twitter at @cabridges. Support local journalism by subscribing to a local newsroom. See our offers here.
