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.
| Name | Party | Date first in U.S. congressional office | Iraq resolution[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | September 20, 1986 | Against |
| Daniel Akaka | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | Against |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | January 3, 1999 | Against |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | January 3, 1983 | Against |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | May 21, 1996 | Against |
| David Bonior | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | Against |
| Barbara Boxer | Democratic | January 3, 1983 | Against |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | January 5, 1993 | Against |
| Robert Byrd | Democratic | January 3, 1959 | Against |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | March 17, 1998 | Against |
| Lincoln Chafee | Republican | November 2, 1999 | Against |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | January 4, 2007 | |
| Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | January 6, 1987 | Against |
| John Conyers | Democratic | January 4, 1965 | Against |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | January 3, 2001 | Against |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | January 3, 2001 | Against |
| Peter DeFazio | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | Against |
| Bill Delahunt | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Against |
| John Dingell | Democratic | December 13, 1955 | Against |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | January 3, 1995 | Against |
| Jimmy Duncan | Republican | November 8, 1988 | Against |
| Dick Durbin | Democratic | January 3, 1983 | Against |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | January 4, 2007 | |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | June 8, 1993 | Against |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | January 3, 1995 | Against |
| Russ Feingold | Democratic | January 5, 1993 | Against |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | January 5, 1981 | Against |
| Bob Graham | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | Against |
| Maurice Hinchey | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | Against |
| Rush D. Holt, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1999 | Against |
| John Hostettler | Republican | January 3, 1995 | Against |
| Daniel Inouye | Democratic | August 21, 1959 | Against |
| Jim Jeffords | Independent | January 3, 1975 | Against |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | Against |
| Ted Kennedy | Democratic | November 7, 1962 | Against |
| Dale Kildee | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | Against |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Against |
| Dennis Kucinich | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Against |
| Patrick Leahy | Democratic | January 14, 1975 | Against |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | April 7, 1998 | Against |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | January 15, 1979 | Against |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | January 3, 1983 | Against |
| John Lewis | Democratic | January 6, 1987 | Against |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | January 3, 1989 | Against |
| Jim McGovern | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Against |
| Cynthia McKinney | Green Party | January 7, 1997 | Against |
| Bob Menendez | Democratic | January 5, 1993 | Against |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | January 3, 2009 | |
| Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | January 3, 1977 | Against |
| George Miller | Democratic | January 14, 1975 | Against |
| Jim Moran | Democratic | January 3, 1991 | Against |
| Patrick Murphy | Democratic | January 4, 2007 | |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | January 5, 1993 | Against |
| Barack Obama | Democratic | January 4, 2005 | |
| Ron Paul | Republican | January 3, 1979 | Against |
| Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | June 2, 1987 | Against |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | January 3, 1991 | Against |
| Lynn Rivers | Democratic | January 3, 1995 | Against |
| Bobby Rush | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | Against |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | January 3, 2003 | |
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | January 3, 1991 | Against |
| Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | January 3, 1971 | Against |
| Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | January 6, 1999 | Against |
| José Serrano | Democratic | March 20, 1990 | Against |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | January 7, 1997 | Against |
| Pete Stark | Democratic | January 3, 1973 | Against |
| Bart Stupak | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | Against |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | January 3, 1991 | Against |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | June 5, 2001 | Against |
| Jim Webb | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | January 3, 1991 | Against |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | January 3, 2007 | |
| Lynn Woolsey | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | Against |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | January 3, 1981 | Against |