Trump Impeachment: How IL Reps Voted

ILLINOIS — In a historic vote, members of the House on Wednesday night voted to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump. As expected, most voted along party lines.

However, two Democrats — Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey — voted against both articles of impeachment. Van Drew is expected to switch parties to join the Republicans. A third Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted for one impeachment article, and Democrat Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii voted "present."

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In Illinois, Rep. John Shimkus, a Republican from Collinsville, is not seeking re-election and did not vote. His office said he had personal travel commitments.

At least one Illinois Democrat, Dan Lipinski, appeared to vote yes only hesitantly.

"I would prefer we get direct evidence, but President Trump blocked that effort & Speaker Pelosi won't wait," he said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "Since I must vote now, I will vote yes because with reasonable inference there's evidence that the president abused his power in the Ukraine matter. The House acts as a grand jury; we only need probable cause to send to the Senate for trial."

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Lipinski also said impeachment could "embolden" the president and get him re-elected.

"Some claim impeachment without removal is punishment, but the expected Senate outcome would give the president the opportunity to claim complete vindication," Lipinski said. "This will not constrain his actions and may embolden him. It may further weaken Congress. November 2020, President Trump may be re-elected."

Fellow Democrat Bill Foster also spoke out about his vote. "I voted in favor of both Articles of Impeachment because the facts clearly show that President Trump abused the power of his office for his personal political gain and willfully ignored subpoenas lawfully issued by Congress pursuant to the exercise of its constitutional power of impeachment," he said. "With this vote, the House has placed itself on the right side of history."

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Republican Darin LaHood voted no on both articles, calling impeachment "the nuclear option, reserved for the most treasonous and criminal activity" and saying "House Democrats have failed to present evidence to support the high threshold for impeachment."

• Cheri Bustos, D-17 - yes to both
• Sean Casten, D-6 - yes to both
• Lauren Underwood, D-14 - yes to both
• Danny K. Davis, D-7 - yes to both
• Bill Foster, D-11 - yes to both
• Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-4 - yes to both
• Robin Kelly, D-2 - yes to both
• Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-8 - yes to both
• Mike Quigley, D-5 - yes to both
• Bobby Rush, D-1 - yes to both
• Jan Schakowski, D-9 - yes to both
• Brad Schneider, D-10 - yes to both
• Dan Lipinski, D-3 - yes to vote
• Mike Bost, R-12- no to both
• Darin LaHood, R-18 - no to both
• Rodney Davis, R-13 - no to both
• Adam Kinzinger, R-16 - no to both
• John Shimkus, R-15 - NV