WASHINGTON—Following the lead of new U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, three Kansas congressman said Sunday they plan to support President Donald Trump and reject the results when Congress meets Wednesday to count the Electoral College votes that favor Joe Biden.
First District Representative Tracey Mann, Representatives Ron Estes and Jake LaTurner stated in a media release "It is the duty of Congress to certify electors for the presidential election based on the laws passed by state legislators. With several states facing serious allegations of voter fraud and violations of their own state laws, the Kansas Republican delegation in the House will object to the certification of electors in multiple states on Jan. 6.
This action is not taken lightly and comes after extensive study and research. Kansans deserve to know that all legal, and only legal, votes were counted. We hope our actions begin to restore the confidence of tens of millions of our fellow Americans that feel their sacred right to vote is under attack."
Mann and LaTurner were sworn in on Sunday afternoon to serve their first terms in the House.
On Saturday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas announced a coalition of 11 senators who will vote against certain state electors unless Congress appoints an electoral commission to immediately conduct an audit of the election results.
Also on Sunday, a bipartisan group of 10 senators issued a statement calling for Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
The senators, including four Republicans, said in the statement on Sunday that efforts by some Republicans to overturn the results in favor of President Donald Trump “are contrary to the clearly expressed will of the American people and only serve to undermine Americans’ confidence in the already determined election results.”
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Mitt Romney of Utah signed on to the statement, which said “it is time to move forward.”
The objections will force votes in both the House and Senate, but none are expected to prevail.