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(Huffington Post) A new HuffPost tally finds over 20 GOP state and local lawmakers or officials were at the D.C. rally that turned into a violent insurrection. Here are their names. At least 21 state and local Republican officials attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that turned into a violent riot, according to a new HuffPost tally, many of whom are now under pressure to resign.
They traveled from 16 different states, arriving for the Stop the Steal demonstration on the White House Ellipse, where they watched President Donald Trump tell incendiary lies about having been robbed of reelection. He then told the crowd of thousands to march on the Capitol.
In the crowd that day were 13 members of state Houses or Assemblies; three state senators; a county commissioner; a city council member; a GOP congressional district chair; a district director; and a co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party. The group also includes a QAnon conspiracy theorist; a self-described member of a fascist militia; and a man who once declared that the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.
Derrick Evans, Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Couy Griffin, Republican county commissioner in Otero County, New Mexico
Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano
West Virginia Republican state Sen. Mike Azinger
Jessica Martinez, city council member in Whittier, California,
Sandy Adams, district director for Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and husband, Melvin, chair of VA's 5th District GOP Committee
Republican Virginia Del. Dave LaRock
Incoming Colorado state Rep. Ron Hanks
Republican VA state Sen. Amanda Chase
Republican Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem
Republican Tennessee state Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Missouri state Rep. Justin Hill
Republican MI state Rep. Matt Maddock and wife, Meshawn Maddock, co-chair of the state GOP
Nevada Assemblywoman Annie Black
Maryland Del. Daniel L. Cox
Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones
Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller
Alaska state Rep. David Eastman
Rhode Island state Rep. Justin Price
Read More:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-lawmakers-at-the-capitol-riot_n_6009e17cc5b6df63a91e5cf4

Bluethroughu
(6,753 posts)FBI NEEDS TO KNOCK ON THE DOORS OF THESE TRAITORS NOW.
They ARE more dangerous than the others in attendance.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,789 posts)sedition and conspiracy yes, but not treason.
SCantiGOP
(14,353 posts)Peaceful assembly is a protected right. Most of them arent subject to arrest or censure.
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Ziggysmom
(3,698 posts)gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)two city councilmen, one county commissioner, treasurer of the county party, member of city TIFA commission. That is five that I know of probably a couple who haven't bragged about it.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,639 posts)KY..........
housecat
(3,138 posts)gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)They filled two buses. The councilmen are affiliated with white grievance college.
Harker
(15,494 posts)hibbing
(10,408 posts)kairos12
(13,365 posts)mountain grammy
(27,507 posts)I'm sure it got a lot of them there.
bringthePaine
(1,806 posts)PatrickforO
(15,160 posts)I'm SICK of these fanatics. Let's take the gloves off and put a bunch of them in prison. Due process, fair trials, but TRAITORS BELONG IN PRISON.
SCantiGOP
(14,353 posts)And it is certainly not treason.
The article is not alleging that these people were involved in the Capitol takeover.
AwakeAtLast
(14,285 posts)And then had to be evacuated with the rest of the Congress when they acted on her words. She was definitely involved.
Mary Miller - R Illinois
I'm so proud.
PatrickforO
(15,160 posts)As to attending rallies, fine. But storming our Capitol WAS illegal, and that is what I was referring to in my post.
AwakeAtLast
(14,285 posts)Derrick Evans took up most of the media outrage (understandably), but I completely missed that my very own representative, Mary Miller - R IL - actually invoked Hitler in her comments at the rally. I firmly believe that there should have been much more of a media outcry about her comments. Yes, there were calls for her resignation, but I don't feel like there was enough outrage to actually make her do it. She only apologized. I am very embarrassed to say that she is my representative.
Thanks again!