Upton was well on his way to being forced into a Republican-against-Republican race over the Michigan state restructuring. Upton thought about his long tenure in Congress and expressed the desire for politeness to prevail in politics. “Let us hope that politeness and bipartisanship in the face of discord can rule, not unrest, during the day,” he said.
The fate of the 10 Republicans in Parliament who voted for the referral
Upton is the fourth of 10 House Republicans who voted in favor of Trump’s incitement to revolt in the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to announce their departure. The other three who have already announced that they will not run for re-election are: Anthony Gonzalez from Ohio, Adam Kinzinger from Illinois and John Katko from New York. The other 10 Republicans in the House of Representatives – Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, Dan Newhouse of Washington, Peter Meijer of Michigan, Tom Rice of South Carolina, David Valadao of California – also experienced an Impact. As part of the impact, House Republicans ousted Cheney from a GOP leadership position last year with many arguing that the party should unite and focus on a common message contrary to the priorities of democratic politics, as they seek to regain Parliament in the upcoming by-elections. Cheney and Kinzinger have become particularly high-profile critics of Trump and have been held accountable since Jan. 6, and both are now on the Jan. 6 House Select Committee to investigate the attack. Some Republican-backed Trump campaigners have appeared in an effort to topple House Republicans who voted in favor of the referral, targeting them in the vote and their willingness to scold the former president. In one of the most careful fights, Trump backed Harriet Hagman in a primary GOP dispute with Cheney in Wyoming. This story has been updated with additional developments on Tuesday.
