Congresswoman Mary Miller says she will object to the results of the Presidential election when the votes are certified in Congress on Wednesday.
Miller, a homeschool teacher and farmer from Oakland who was elected to the 15th district seat in November to replace John Shimkus, says she will join several other Republican members of the House by not voting to certify the results, which she says she is doing because “the integrity of our elections hangs in the balance.”
Former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden won the popular vote in November and the electoral college vote over Republican President Donald Trump, 306-232. Biden won all of Illinois’ 20 electoral votes and flipped the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
“I will be joining patriotic leaders across the nation in objecting to the Electoral College results of certain states that did not uphold the constitution,” Miller said. “Many Americans have lost confidence in the fairness of our electoral system. By objecting to certain electors on Wednesday, I hope my colleagues and I send a message to those men and women that we will not sit idly by while our Constitution is trampled on.”
Miller was heavily supportive of Trump throughout the 2020 primary and the general election season, often wearing Trump-themed merchandise during public appearances. After the election, she and her husband, State Representative Chris Miller, attended a rally in support of the President in Washington, D.C.
The rest of Illinois’ Republican House delegation is mixed over Wednesday’s certification. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who has been critical of Trump, is calling the GOP’s move a “scam”. Rodney Davis says he does not plan to object to the results. The state’s other two Republican representatives, Mike Bost and Darin LaHood–who both supported a Texas lawsuit challening the results of the election–have been quiet.
In a joint session on Wednesday, Congress will be presented with sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their electoral votes. The president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence, will preside over the session and declare the winner.
