Here's How PA Congress Members Voted On Trump's Impeachment

Pennsylvania's congressional delegation voted strictly along party lines in the historic vote Wednesday on two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.

The vote count was 230 to 197 to impeach the president for abuse of power, and 229 to 198 on the obstruction of justice charge.

Last week, a bitterly divided House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment accusing President Donald Trump of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress.

The action came after a parade of witnesses corroborated a whistleblower’s complaint that Trump held up congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, and his son Hunter. The investigation never occurred, and the aid eventually was released.

Here’s how the Pennsylvania delegation voted on both articles:

• Brendan F. Boyle (D), 2nd district: yes to both
• Matt Cartwright (D), 8th district: yes to both
• Madeleine Dean (D), 4th district: yes to both
• Michael F. Doyle (D), 18th district: yes to both
• Dwight Evans (D), 3rd district: yes to both
• Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R), 1st district: no to both
• Chrissy Houlahan (D), 6th district: yes to both
• John Joyce (R), 13th district: no to both
• Fred Keller (R), 12th district: no to both
• Mike Kelly (R), 16th district: no to both
• Conor Lamb (D), 17th district: yes to both
• Daniel Meuser (R), 9th district: no to both
• Scott Perry (R), 10th district: no to both
• Guy Reschenthaler (R), 14th district: no to both
• Mary Gay Scanlon (D), 5th district: yes to both
• Lloyd Smucker (R), 11th district: no to both
• Glenn Thompson (R), 15th district: no to both
• Susan Wild (D), 7th district: yes to both

In a statement issued before the vote, Fitzpatrick, a Republican of Bucks County, said the impeachment process was "rushed" and "poisoned." He said the inquiry that "broke with long-standing historical precedent in our nation."

"As a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, any legitimate investigation must be completely nonpartisan, must be 360 degrees in its scope, must leave no stone unturned, must not prejudge the outcome, must follow the facts wherever they lead and must report those facts with unimpeachable integrity," he said in his statement.

But Evans, a Democrat, said "no one is above the law."

He added: "Now the nation will be watching the Senate to see if senators will uphold their oath to do impartial justice.”

Dean, a Democrat, released a statement after the vote, saying her position is about protecting the country.

“Today is not about punishment or dislike. It is about love of country – about protecting our system of government where no one is above the law,” Dean said in a statement. “We have a generational duty to uphold our Constitution and our democracy. Because regardless of the outcome of this impeachment, the President’s tenure will end — and this body and our grandchildren will be left with what we did here today.”

The Senate is set to hold a trial on the articles of impeachment as early as January.

SEE: A Nation Divided: House Impeaches President Donald J. Trump