Here are the 58 House Democrats who voted against the resolution honoring the ’life and legacy’ of slain conservative activist and Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk:
Gabe Amo of Rhode Island
Joyce Beatty of Ohio
Wesley Bell of Missouri
Sanford Bishop of Georgia
Shontel Brown of Ohio
Andre Carson of Indiana
Troy Carter of Louisiana
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida
Yvette Clarke of New York
Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri
James Clyburn of South Carolina
Jasmine Crockett of Texas
Danny Davis of Illinois
Veronica Escobar of Texas
Adriano Espaillat of New York
Cleo Fields of Louisiana
Shomari Figures of Alabama
Valerie Foushee of North Carolina
Maxwell Frost of Florida
Sylvia Garcia of Texas
Jimmy Gomez of California
Al Green of Texas
Jahana Hayes of Connecticut
Steven Horsford of Nevada
Glenn Ivey of Maryland
Jonathan Jackson of Illinois
Pramilla Jayapal of Washington
Hank Johnson of Georgia
Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California
Robin Kelly of Illinois
Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois
Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
Lucy McBath of Georgia
LaMonica McIver of New Jersey
Robert Menendez Jr. of New Jersey
Kweisi Mfume of Maryland
Gwen Moore of Wisconsin
Seth Moulton of Massachusetts
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Ayanna Pressley of Massachusets
Mike Quigley of Illinois
Delia Ramírez of Illinois
Emily Randall of Washington
Robert Scott of Virginia
Terri Sewell of Alabama
Lateefah Simon of California
Marilyn Strickland of Washington
Emilia Sykes of Ohio
Shri Thanedar of Michigan
Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
Lauren Underwood of Illinois
Nydia Velázquez of New York
Maxine Waters of California
Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey
Nikema Williams of Georgia
Frederica Wilson of Florida
The 38 Democrats who voted “present” for the resolution are:
Alma Adams of North Carolina
Don Beyer of Virginia
Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon
Julia Brownley California
Janelle Bynum of Oregon
Salud Carbajal of California
Greg Casar of Texas
Diana DeGette of California
Mark DeSaulnier of California
Maxine Dexter of Oregon
Lloyd Doggett of Texas
Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania
Lois Frankel of Florida
Laura Friedman of California
John Garamendi of California
Dan Goldman of New York
Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire
Val Hoyle of Oregon
Sara Jacobs of California
Julie Johnson of Texas
Timothy Kennedy of New York
Ro Khanna of California
Doris Matsui of California
Jennifer McClellan of Virginia
Grace Meng of New York
Brittany Pettersen of Colorado
Chellie Pingree of Maine
Mark Pocan of Wisconsin
Andrea Salinas of Oregon
Linda Sánchez of Florida
Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania
Brad Sherman of California
Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia
Mike Thompson of California
Jill Tokuda of Hawaii
Paul Tonko of New York
Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico
James Walkinshaw of Virginia
The resolution passed 310-58, with more than 90 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting yes on the nonbinding resolution.
Critics of the resolution have all condemned the murder of Mr. Kirk, but some have also said he that he disparaged Martin Luther King Jr., called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a “huge mistake” and was an opponent of transgender rights.
Mr. Johnson of Georgia voted against what he called a “dual-purposed resolution,” accusing GOP leaders of “playing politics” by trapping Democrats into choosing between condemning political violence and characterizing Mr. Kirk in words they wouldn’t ascribe.
“Charlie Kirk was a controversial figure,” he told The Washington Times. “As a Black man, I don’t feel particularly compelled to honor his life because of the things that he stood for.”
Mr. Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, said he could not in good conscience support a resolution for a public figure whose rhetoric was “divisive” and supported policy he has spent years fighting against.
“I condemn unequivocally and in the strongest terms the violent murder of Charlie Kirk. I am praying for his family and for our nation as we navigate the aftermath of last week’s horrific shooting. No one should be killed for what they say or what they believe, and any claim to the contrary betrays the values upon which this nation was founded,” he said.
“But my deep regret that Mr. Kirk was killed, and my respect for his First Amendment right to express himself freely does not make him someone that should be elevated as a role model for the American public,” he said.
• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.
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