Full List of Democrats Who Refused To Condemn Hamas Supporters

Twenty-two Democratic members of the House of Representatives and one Republican voted against a resolution on Wednesday which condemned those supporting Hamas in American universities, following a rise in campus tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.

The resolution, introduced by Rep. Burgess Owens of Utah, a Republican, on October 19, was passed with 396 votes for to 23 against, with 14 not voting. It condemned “support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff,” as well as “all forms of antisemitism” on college campuses.

Among those who voted against the motion were several progressive Democrats who have expressed support for Palestinians living in Gaza—which has been subject to Israeli air strikes and ground attacks since around 1,500 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants staged a surprise attack on Israel on October 7—and have called for a ceasefire.

All those representatives who voted “nay” on the resolution were:

• Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat for Oregon
• Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat for New York and member of “The Squad” of progressives in the House
• Cori Bush, a Democrat for Missouri and another Squad member
• Andre Carson, a Democrat for Indiana
• Maxwell Frost, a Democrat for Florida
• Jesus G. ‘Chuy’ Garcia, a Democrat for Illinois
• Jared Huffman, a Democrat for California
• Jonathan L. Jackson, a Democrat for Illinois
• Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat for Washington state
• Summer L. Lee, a Democrat for Pennsylvania and a Squad member
• Thomas Massie, a Republican for Kentucky. He said of his decision to vote no that there was no agreed definition of antisemitism, adding: “Free speech means protecting speech you don’t like, not just speech you do like.”
• James P. McGovern, a Democrat for Massachusetts
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat for New York and founding member of The Squad
• Ilhan Omar, a Democrat for Minnesota and another Squad founding member
• Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat for Massachusetts and a further Squad founding member
• Delia C. Ramirez, a Democrat for Illinois
• Mark Takano, a Democrat for California
• Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat for Michigan and founding Squad member, who is of Palestinian descent
• Ritchie Torres, a Democrat for New York
• Lauren Underwood, a Democrat for Illinois
• Nydia M. Velazquez, a Democrat for New York
• Maxine Waters, a Democrat for California
• Bonnie Watson Coleman, a Democrat for New Jersey

Bush, Bowman, Carson, Lee, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Ramirez and Tlaib were previously among those to vote against a motion condemning Hamas for the October 7 attack, which killed an estimated 1,400 Israelis, including many civilians. Many of those who voted against either resolution have publicly condemned the attacks by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Since the outbreak of violence, tensions have been bubbling across U.S. college campuses over expressions of support for Palestinians, which in some cases have spilled over into expressions of support for Hamas’s actions and overt antisemitic threats.

At Harvard University, 31 student groups wrote in an open letter that Israel was “solely responsible” for Hamas’s attack, something that has lost some students job offers.

George Washington University has come under fire after controversial pro-Palestinian messages were projected onto a library—including the slogan “Glory to our martyrs”—while a Jewish alumni of Columbia University has threatened to pull his funding of the institution over its handling of tensions on campus.

Owens, who introduced Wednesday’s motion, said following its passage: “Some universities may be afraid to speak up against antisemitism, hate, and terror—but I’m not. We have a moral obligation to stand with Israel.” During the debate, no representatives spoke in opposition to the motion.