- Congressional opponents of the Iraq War
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President George Bush, surrounded by leaders of the House and Senate, announces the Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, October 2, 2002.
This is a list of U.S. Senators and Representatives who have taken a clear stand in opposition to the Iraq War (including those who initially voted to authorize the war but subsequently turned strongly against it).
Name Current/Last Held Party Date First in U.S. Congressional Office Neil Abercrombie Democratic September 20, 1986 Daniel Akaka Democratic January 3, 1977 Doug Bereuter Republican January 3, 1979 Jeff Bingaman Democratic January 3, 1983 Earl Blumenauer Democratic May 21, 1996 Barbara Boxer Democratic January 3, 1983 Sherrod Brown Democratic January 5, 1993 Robert Byrd Democratic January 3, 1959 Lois Capps Democratic March 17, 1998 Lincoln Chafee Independent November 2, 1999 Steve Cohen Democratic January 4, 2007 Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL January 6, 1987 John Conyers Democratic January 4, 1965 Jon Corzine Democratic January 3, 2001 Mark Dayton Democratic-Farmer-Labor January 3, 2001 Peter DeFazio Democratic January 3, 1987 Bill Delahunt Democratic January 3, 1997 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 1995 Jimmy Duncan Republican November 8, 1988 Dick Durbin Democratic January 3, 1983 Keith Ellison Democratic-Farmer-Labor January 4, 2007 Sam Farr Democratic June 8, 1993 Chaka Fattah Democratic January 3, 1995 Russ Feingold Democratic January 5, 1993 Barney Frank Democratic January 5, 1981 Bob Graham Democratic January 3, 1987 Chuck Hagel Republican January 7, 1997 Maurice Hinchey Democratic January 3, 1993 Rush D. Holt, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1999 John Hostettler Republican January 3, 1995 Daniel Inouye Democratic August 21, 1959 Jim Jeffords Independent January 3, 1975 Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic January 3, 1993 Walter B. Jones Republican January 3, 1995 Ted Kennedy Democratic November 7, 1962 John Kerry Democratic January 2, 1985 Dennis Kucinich Democratic January 3, 1997 Patrick Leahy Democratic January 14, 1975 Barbara Lee Democratic April 7, 1998 Carl Levin Democratic January 15, 1979 John Lewis Democratic January 6, 1987 Jim McDermott Democratic January 3, 1989 Jim McGovern Democratic January 3, 1997 Cynthia McKinney Green Party January 7, 1997 Bob Menendez Democratic January 5, 1993 Jeff Merkley Democratic January 3, 2009 Barbara Mikulski Democratic January 3, 1977 George Miller Democratic January 14, 1975 Jim Moran Democratic January 3, 1991 Patrick Murphy Democratic January 4, 2007 Patty Murray Democratic January 5, 1993 John Murtha Democratic February 5, 1974 Barack Obama Democratic January 4, 2005 Ron Paul Republican January 3, 1979 Nancy Pelosi Democratic June 2, 1987 Jack Reed Democratic January 3, 1991 Jay Rockefeller Democratic January 15, 1985 Bobby Rush Democratic January 3, 1993 Tim Ryan Democratic January 3, 2003 Bernie Sanders Independent January 3, 1991 Paul Sarbanes Democratic January 3, 1971 Jan Schakowsky Democratic January 6, 1999 José Serrano Democratic March 20, 1990 Debbie Stabenow Democratic January 7, 1997 Pete Stark Democratic January 3, 1973 Maxine Waters Democratic January 3, 1991 Diane Watson Democratic June 5, 2001 Jim Webb Democratic January 3, 2007 Paul Wellstone Democratic-Farmer-Labor January 3, 1991 Robert Wexler Democratic January 3, 1997 Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic January 3, 2007 Lynn Woolsey Democratic January 3, 1993 Ron Wyden Democratic January 3, 1981 Categories:- Opposition to the Iraq War
- American people of the Iraq War
- Members of the United States Congress
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