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 directly involved in last week’s rallies and insurrection. It continues to grow every day. (You can read an interview I did about how this happened and how these people gained power right here.)
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. This list is being updated right here as more names come in!
Republican Party Leaders
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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