Full List of Republicans Who Voted to Expel George Santos

Full List of Republicans Who Voted to Expel George Santos

The House of Representatives voted to expel Representative George Santos from Congress Friday morning.

More than 100 Republicans joined nearly every Democrat to oust the embattled New York Republican following November's House Ethics Committee report that said investigators found "substantial" proof that Santos broke federal criminal laws.

According to the committee's 10-month-long inquiry, evidence shows that Santos used his campaign funds for personal use, engaged in "fraudulent conduct" and filed "false or incomplete reports" to the Federal Election Commission while running for office in 2022.

Santos maintains his innocence and has pleaded not guilty to charges related to a federal criminal investigation. Among the accusations in the 23-count indictment were allegations that he stole from his donors and falsified campaign filings.

The Ethics Committee report brought new efforts to expel Santos, who survived previous expulsion votes. Both Republican and Democratic members of Congress argued that he was entitled to due process, either through the committee's findings or through a criminal trial.

Full list Republicans voted expel George Santos
Representative George Santos speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. The House of Representatives voted to expel the New York congressman on Friday. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

Ahead of the House's vote, Santos maintained a defiant tone as lawmakers debated on Thursday whether he should be expelled.

"I will not stand by quietly. The people of the 3rd District of New York sent me here. If they want me out, you're going to have to go silence those people and go take the hard vote," he said during a speech.

Newsweek reached out to Santos' office and political team via email for comment after Friday's vote.

In total, 105 Republicans voted to expel Santos. Two Democrats voted against expulsion, while two voted "present."

Here is a full list of the 105 Republicans who voted to expel Santos:

  1. Robert Aderholt, Alabama
  2. Rick Allen, Georgia
  3. Mark Amodei, Nevada
  4. Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota
  5. Don Bacon, Nebraska
  6. Troy Balderson, Ohio
  7. Andy Barr, Kentucky
  8. Cliff Bentz, Oregon
  9. Jack Bergman, Michigan
  10. Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma
  11. Ken Buck, Colorado
  12. Larry Bucshon, Indiana
  13. Michael Burgess, Texas
  14. Ken Calvery, California
  15. Mike Carey, Ohio
  16. Buddy Carter, Georgia
  17. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon
  18. Juan Ciscomani, Arizona
  19. Tom Cole, Oklahoma
  20. James Comer, Kentucky
  21. Dan Crenshaw, Texas
  22. John Curtis, Utah
  23. Anthony D'Esposito, New York
  24. Monica De La Cruz, Texas
  25. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida
  26. John Duarte, California
  27. Neal Dunn, Florida
  28. Chuck Edwards, North Carolina
  29. Jake Ellzey, Texas
  30. Ron Estes, Kansas
  31. Randy Feenstra, Iowa
  32. Drew Ferguson, Georgia
  33. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
  34. Mike Flood, Nebraska
  35. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
  36. Scott Franklin, Florida
  37. Andrew Garbarino, New York
  38. Mike Garcia, California
  39. Carlos Gimenez, Florida
  40. Tony Gonzalez, Texas
  41. Kay Granger, Texas
  42. Garet Graves, Louisiana
  43. Mark Green, Tennessee
  44. Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
  45. Michael Guest, Texas
  46. Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
  47. Ashley Hinson, Iowa
  48. Erin Houchin, Indiana
  49. Richard Hudson, North Carolina
  50. John James, Michigan
  51. Dusty Johnson, South Dakota
  52. David Joyce, Ohio
  53. John Joyce, Pennsylvania
  54. Thomas Kean, New Jersey
  55. Jen Kiggans, Virginia
  56. Kevin Kiley, California
  57. Young Kim, California
  58. Darin LaHood, Illinois
  59. Nick LaLota, New York
  60. Nick Langworthy, New York
  61. Bob Latta, Ohio
  62. Jake LaTurner, Kansas
  63. Mike Lawler, New York
  64. Julia Letlow, Louisiana
  65. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma
  66. Nicole Malliotakis, New York
  67. Celeste Maloy, Utah
  68. Tracey Mann, Kansas
  69. Lisa McClain, Michigan
  70. Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania
  71. Max Miller, Ohio
  72. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
  73. Marcus Molinaro, New York
  74. Blake Moore, Utah
  75. Nathaniel Moran, Texas
  76. Greg Murphy, North Carolina
  77. Dan Newhouse, Washington
  78. Zack Nunn, Iowa
  79. Jay Obernolte, California
  80. Burgess Owens, Utah
  81. Greg Pence, Indiana
  82. August Pfluger, Texas
  83. Hal Rogers, Kentucky
  84. John Rose, Tennessee
  85. David Rouzer, North Carolina
  86. John Rutherford, Florida
  87. David Schweikert, Arizona
  88. Austin Scott, Georgia
  89. Mike Simpson, Idaho
  90. Chris Smith, New Jersey
  91. Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
  92. Pete Stauber, Minnesota
  93. Michelle Steel, California
  94. Bryan Steil, Wisconsin
  95. Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
  96. David Valadao, California
  97. Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey
  98. Ann Wagner, Missouri
  99. Dan Webster, Florida
  100. Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
  101. Bruce Westerman, Arkansas
  102. Brandon Williams, New York
  103. Steve Womack, Arkansas
  104. Rudy Yakym, Indiana
  105. Ryan Zinke, Montana

Santos was elected to Congress in November 2022 in an upset victory in a competitive Long Island congressional district that backed President Joe Biden by 9 percentage points in 2020.

Just weeks after his surprise win, The New York Times ran a story accusing him of lying about large parts of his biography, including his professional experience and education. Santos has admitted to "embellishing" personal details during his campaign.

After the House Ethics Committee report was released last month, Santos said he would not run for reelection next fall. His expulsion would mean a special election would be held to replace him.

Some Republicans argued Santos should not face potential expulsion unless he is eventually convicted of a crime.

"Since the beginning of this Congress, there's only two ways you get expelled," said Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on Thursday. "You get convicted of a crime or you participated in the Civil War. Neither apply to George Santos, and so I rise not to defend George Santos, whoever he is, but to defend the very precedent that my colleagues are willing to shatter."

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