List of 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 |
