Republicans Voicing Opposition to Trump
The list of names for each category can be found using the links shown below. They total Republicans.
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(alphabetized by first name)
- Adam Kinzinger - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Ann Wagner - House of Representatives (Missouri)
- Barbara Comstock - House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Ben Sasse -Senator from Nebraska
- Bill Clinger - Former House of Representatives ( Pennsylvania)
- Bill Cohen - Former Senator (Maine)
- Bob Dold - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Bob Inglis - Former House of Representative (South Carolina)
- Carlos Curbelo - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Charlie Dent - House of Representative (Pennsylvania)
- Chris Shays - Former House of Representatives (Connecticut)
- Claudine Schneider - Former House of Representatives (Rhode Island)
- Cory Gardner - Senator from Colorado
- Cresent Hardy - House of Representatives ( Nevada)
- David Jolly - House of Representatives (Florida)
- David Valadao - House of Representatives (California)
- Dan Sullivan - Senator from Alaska
- Dean Heller - Senator from Nevada
- Edward Weber - Former House of Representatives (Ohio)
- Erik Paulsen - House of Representatives (Minnesota)
- Frank LoBiondo - House of Representatives (New Jersey)
- Fred Upton - House of Representatives (Michigan)
- George H.Bush- Former U.S. President
- George W. Bush-Former U.S. President
- Gordon J. Humphrey - Former Senator from New Hampshire
- G. William Whitehurst - Former House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Illeana Ros Lehtinen- House of Representatives (Florida)
- Jack Buechner - Former House of Representatives (Missouri)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler- House of Representatives (Washington)
- J.C. Watts - Former House of Representatives (Oklahoma).
- Jeff Flake - Senator from Arizona
- Jeff Fortenberry - House of Representatives (Nebraska)
- Jim Kolbe - Former House of Representatives (Arizona)
- Jim Leach - Former House of Representatives (Iowa)
- Joe Scarborough - Former House of Representatives (Florida)
- John Katko - House of Representatives (New York)
- John McCain (late Senator)
- Jon Porter - Former House of Representatives (Illinois)
- John Warner - Former Senator from Virginia
- Justin Amash -House of Representatives (Michigan)
- Kay Granger - House of Representatives (Texas)
- Kelly Ayotte - Senator from New Hampshire
- Lindsey Graham - Senator from South Carolina
- Lisa Murkowski - Senator from Alaska
- Mark Kirk - Senator from Illinois
- Mark Souder - Former House of Representatives (Indiana)
- Martha Roby - House of Representatives (Alabama)
- Mel Martinez - Former Senator from Florida, Former U.S. Secretary of Housing Urban Development, and Former General Chair of Republican National Committee.
- Mia Love - House of Representatives (Utah)
- Mike Coffman - House of Representatives (Colorado)
- Mike Lee - Senator from Utah
- Mike Parker - Former House of Representatives (Mississippi)
- Mike Simpson - House of Representatives (Idaho)
- Mitt Romney - Senator from Utah ,Former Governor of Massachusetts
- Norm Coleman - Former Senator from Minnesota
- Pat Meehan - House of Representatives (Pennsylvania)
- Pete Mc Closkey - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Ray LaHood - Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Former U.S. Representative from Illinois.
- Reid Ribble - House of Representatives ( Wisconsin)
- Richard L. Hanna - House of Representatives (New York)
- Rodney Davis - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Ross Spano - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Scott Rigell - House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Slade Gorton - Former Senator from Washington
- Sherwood Boehlert - Former House of Representatives (New York)
- Steve Bartlett - Former House of Representatives (Texas)
- Steve Knight - House of Representatives (California)
- Steve Kuykendall - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Susan Collins - Senator from Maine
- Tom Campbell - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Tom Petri - Former House of Representatives (Wisconsin)
- Tom Rooney - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Vin Weber - Former House of Representatives (Minnesota)
- Will Hurd - House of Representatives (Texas)
- Aimee Winder Newton - Member of the Salt Lake County Council
- Arne Carlson - Former Governor of Minnesota
- Arnold Schwarzenegger- Former Governor of California
- Betty Montgomery - Attorney General of Ohio
- Bill Haslam - Governor of Tennessee
- Bob Brown - Former Secretary of State of Montana
- Brian Calley - Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
- Brian Lees - Former State Senator of Massachusetts
- Brian Sandolva - Governor of Nevada
- Bruce Rauner - Governor of Illinois
- Carlos A. Gimenez - Mayor of Miami- Dade County
- Chad Mayes - California State Assembly Minority Leader
- Charisse Millet - Alaska State Representative
- Charlie Baker - Governor of Massachusetts
- Danny Jones - Mayor of Charleston West Virginia
- David Johnson - Iowa State Senator
- Dennis Daugaurd - Governor of South Dakota
- Gary Herbert - Governor of Utah
- George Pataki - Governor of New York
- Greg Bell - Former Lieutenant Governor of Utah
- Jack Ciattarelli - New Jersey State Representative
- Jack McGregor - Former Pennsylvania State Senator
- Jeb Bush - Governor of Florida
- Jim Durkin - Illinois House Republican
- Joel Giambra - Former Erie County Executive
- John Kasich - Governor of Ohio
- Jon Huntsman Jr. - Former Governor Utah
- Kay. A Orr - Former Governor of Nebraska
- Kim Guadagno -Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
- Kurt Daudt - Minnesota State Representative
- Larry Hogan - Governor of Maryland
- Lois Sherman Hagarty - Former Penn State Representative
- Marc Racicot - Former Governor of Montana
- Matt Higgins - Former Press Secretary for New York City
- Meghan O’Sullivan- Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan under George W. Bus
- Michael Balboni - former New York State Senator
- Mark B. Madsen - Member of the Utah State Senate
- Neal Collins - South Carolina State Representative
- Paul Anderosn - Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Phil Scott - Governor of Vermont
- Rick Snyder - Governor of Michigan
- Robert J. Bentley -Governor of Alabama
- Rocky Chavez - California State Representative
- Sam Reed - Former Secretary of State of Washington
- Spencer Cox -Lieutenant Governor of Utah
- Susana Martinez - Governor of New Mexico
- Tomas Regalado - Mayor of Miami
- Tim Pawlenty - Former Governor of Minnesota
- Will Weatherford - Florida State Representative
- William Milliken - Former Governor of Michigan
- Aaron Friedberg-Former National Security official
- A. Linwood Holton Jr. Virginia - Former Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
- Alberto J. Mora-Former Defense Department official
- Andrew Natsiol-Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
- Betty Tamposi-Former State Department official
- Bill Kristol - Chief of Staff to the Vice President
- Brent Scowcroft - Former National Security advisor, Former Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
- Carla Anderson Hills - Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Also Former U.S. Trade Representative.
- Carlos Gutierrez - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Charles Fried- U.S. Solicitor General
- Chester Crocker-Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Under President Reagan
- Carlos Gutierrez - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Dan Webb-Former U.S. Attorney
- Daniel F. Runde- Director of Global Development Alliance
- David F. Gordon -Former State Department Official
- David A. Gross-Former State Department Official
- David J. Kramer-Former State Department Official
- David Shedd-Former National Security Official
- Deborah Loewer-Former National Security Official
- Donal B. Ayer - U.S. Deputy Attorney General
- Don Beacon-Former Defense Department Official
- Donald Gregg - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
- Doug Feith -Former Defense Department Official
- Dov Zakheim-Former Defense Department Official
- Elliot A. Cohen-Former State Department Official
- Eric Edelman-Former Defense Department Official
- Evan McMullin-Former National Security Official
- Frances Townsend-Former National Security Official
- Frank Lavin-Former State Department Official
- Fred T. Goldberg- Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
- Gale Pollock-Former Defense Department Official
- Gary Edison-Former National Security Official
- Gary Schmitt-Former National Security official
- George P. Shultz - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Former Director of Office management and Budget, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Greg Garcia-Former National Security Official
- Greg Mankiw - Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
- Henry Paulson - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- James K Glassman-Former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- James Jeffrey -Unites States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL
- Jendayi Frazer-Former State Department official
- Jim Cicconi- White House Staff Secretary
- John B Bellinger- Former State Department official
- John McKay- Former U.S. attorney
- John Negroponte - Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Director of National Intelligence, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
- John Osborn-Former State Department Official
- Kalev Sepp-Former Defense Department Official
- Ken Adelman-Former National Security Official
- Kenneth Wainstein-Former National Security Official
- Kori Schake-Former National Security Official
- Kristen Silverberg-Former State Department Official
- Larry D. Thompson- U.S. Deputy Attorney General
- Lezlee Westine- Director of Public Liaison
- Linda Chavez-Director of the Office of Public Liaison
- Louis Wade Sullivan - Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Mathew Waxman-Former Defense Department Official
- Mark Everson - Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Martha Rainville-Former Defense Department Officia
- Mary Beth Long-Former Defense Department Official
- Michael Chertoff - Secretary of Homeland Security .
- Michael B. Donley-Former Defense Department Official
- Michael Green-Former National Security Official
- Michael Hayden-Former National Security Official
- Michael Mukasey - Former U.S. Attorney General
- Michael Rubin-Former Defense Department Official
- Mike Baker-Former National Security Official
- Paul Haenle-Former National Security Official
- Paul K. Charlton- U.S. Attorney
- Paul D. MIller-Former National Security Official
- Paul K. Charlton- U.S. Attorney
- Paul Wolfowtiz - Former President of World Bank, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Peter Wehner- Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Peter Zeidenberg- Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Peter Feaver-Former National Security Official
- Peter Teeley-Former State Department Official
- Philip D. Brady- White House Staff Secretary
- Philip Zelikow-Former State Department Official
- Reuben Jeffery 3 - Former State Department Official
- Richard Armitage- Former State Department Official
- Richard Falkenrath-Former National Security Official
- R. Nichlas Burns- Former State Department Official
- Richard Miles-Former State Department Official
- Rob Portman - Ohio U.S. Trade Representative, and The Office of Management and Budget
- Robert Blackwill- Former State Department Official
- Robert Hastings-Former Defense Department Official
- Robert Joseph- Former State Department Official
- Robert McCallum-Former State Department Official
- Robert Tuttle-Former State Department Official
- Robert Zoellick - Former President of the World Bank Group, for U.S. Trade Representative, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
- Roger Noriega-Former State Department Official
- Rosario Marin- Treasurer of the U.S.
- Scott Evertz- Director of National AIDS Policy
- Seth Cropseyp-Former Defense Department Official
- Shirin R. Tahir Kheli-Former State Department Official
- Stephen D. Krasner-Former State Department Official
- Stephen Slick-Former National Security Official
- Theodore Kassinger-U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
- Thomas Mallon- Deputy Chairman of of the National Endowment of the Humanities
- Tim Kane-Former Defense Department Official
- Tom Donnelly-Former National Security Official
- Tom Ridge - Former US Director of Homeland Security, Former Homeland Advisor, Former Governor of Pennsylvania
- Tony Fratto- Deputy White House Press Secretary
- William Howard Taft IV - Former State Department Official
- William Ruckelshaus - Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency
- A. J. Spiker - Chair of the Iowa Republican Party
- Al Cardenas- Former Chair of the Republican Party of Florida
- Beau Correll - Attorney, Political Activist
- Beverly LaHaye - Activist and Founder of Concerned Women for America
- Brent Bozell - Activist and Writer
- Charles Krauthammer - Columnist
- Christine Caine - Evangelical Author
- Chuck Robbins - CEO of Cisco Systems,
- Carly Fiorina - Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Daniel Akerson - Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
- Daniel W. Drezner - Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Darryl Glenn - 2016 nominee
- David A. French - Author and Journalist
- David Brooks - Columnist
- David Harsanyi - Columnist
- George F. Will - Columnist
- Harry E. Sloan - Former CEO of MGM
- Jack Welch - Former CEO of General Electric
- James C. Langdon Jr. -Former National Security Official
- James Murren - Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International
- Jeffrey Gedmin -Author
- Jimmy LaSalvia - Co-Founder of GOProud
- John Weaver - Strategist
- Joshua Claybourn - Attorney, Author, Former Convention Delegate
- Juan Hernandez - Political Consultant, Co-Founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas
- Lionel Sosa - Political Consultant
- Mac Stipanovich - Strategist and Lobbyist
- Marc Andreessen -Co-Founder Netscape, Founder of Andreessen Horowitz Margaret Hoover - Consultant and Commentator
- Marjorie Dannenfelser - President of the Influential Anti-Abortion Group the Susan B. Anthony List.
- Mark Salter - Chief Aide to John McCain
- ary R. Habeck - Professor of Strategic Studies
- Matt KIbbe - Libertarian Ideals Advocate
- Max Boot - Author
- Meg Whitman - Former CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprises
- Michael Austin - Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
- Michael Berry - Radio Host
- Michael Gerson -Columnist and Speechwriter or George W. Bush
- Michael Graham - Radio Host
- Mike Fernandez - Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners
- Mike Murphy - Political Consultant and Commentator
- Mindy Finn - Political Consultant
- Mona Charen - Columnist and Author
- Niall Ferguson - Professor of History at Stanford
- Patrick Chovanec - Economist
- Patrick Ruffini - Political Strategist
- Paul Singer - Founder and CEO of Cisco Systems,
- Peggy Noonan -Columnist for the Wall Street Journal
- Quin Hillyer - Columnist
- Randy Scheunermann, National Security and Foreign Political Advisor
- Richard Epstein - Legal Scholar
- Rick Wilson - Political Consultant and Former Republican Strategist
- Robert Kagan - Former Foreign Policy Advisor and Speechwriter,
- Robert P. George - Academic
- Ross Douthat - Columnist
- Sarah Longwell- Political Advisor
- Seth Klaman- Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners
- Steve Baer - Former President, United Republican Fund of Illinois
- Steve Schmidt - Campaign Strategist
- Steven G. Calabresi - Legal Scholar and Co-Founder of the Federalist Society
- Stuart Stevens - Political Consultant and Strategist
- William F. B O’Reilly - Political Strategist, Conservative Columnist
- Chris Gagin - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Chris Truax -Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- David B. Waller-Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- George Conway- Founding Member of Checks & Balances, a Group of Conservative and Libertarian Lawyers Organized to Defend the Rule of Law.
- .Rodman Steele - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Jennifer Horn -Communications Strategist and Former Chairman of the NH Republican Party
- John Weaver - National Political Strategist.
- Mike Madrid - Republican Strategist and Former Political Director of the California Republican Party.
- Peter Rusthoven - Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Phil Heimlich - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Reed Galen- Independent Political Strategist
- Rick Hall - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Rick Wilson - Long time Republican Media Consultant and Author of the New York Times Bestselling Book, Everything Trump Touches Dies
- Ron Steslow - Brand and Marketing Strategist and Independent Political Consultant
- Slade Gorton - Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Stanley A Twardy -Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Steve Schmidt - National Political Strategist.
- Wendell Wilkie II -Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law