December 15, 2021
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Minority Leader and Member (CA-23)
U.S. House of Representatives
2468 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Leader McCarthy,
The undersigned conservatives ask that the House Republican Conference act immediately to remove both Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) from the Republican conference due to their egregious actions as part of the House of Representative’s January 6th Select Committee.
As you are aware, this committee has no formal representation from Republicans. Both Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger serve at the request of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). As part of Pelosi’s team, Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger have deliberately sought to undermine the privacy and due process of their fellow Republicans, and those of private citizens, with improperly issued subpoenas and other investigatory tactics designed not to pursue any valid legislative end, but merely to exploit for the sake of political harassment and demagoguery.
The actions of Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger on behalf of House Democrats have given supposedly bipartisan justification to an overtly partisan political persecution that brings disrespect to our country’s rule of law, legal harassment to private citizens who have done nothing wrong, and which demeans the standing of the House.
As duly elected representatives, Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger are free to serve in the House, but they should no longer do so with the privileges granted to members of the House Republican Conference. They should no longer be given access to the benefits of a conference they actively seek to undermine.
We ask that the GOP conference meet immediately to vote on stripping Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger from their membership in the GOP conference. We further inform you that conservative leaders are launching a nationwide movement to add citizens’ voices to this effort.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Attorney General President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) |
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman, Conservative Action Project (CAP) Chairman, Constitutional Congress, Inc. |
| The Honorable Bob McEwen (R-OH) U.S. House Committee on Rules Former Member |
The Honorable Matt Schlapp Chairman American Conservative Union (ACU) |
| The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) |
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute |
| Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
The Honorable Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II Chairman Election Transparency Initiative |
| David N. Bossie President Citizens United |
The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council |
| The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth |
Scott T. Parkinson VP for Government Affairs Club for Growth |
| Rachel A. Bovard Senior Director of Policy Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) |
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988) |
| L. Brent Bozell III Founder and President Media Research Center |
Alfred S. Regnery President Republic Book Publishers |
| Lisa B. Nelson | Cleta Mitchell, Esq. |
| David Bozell President ForAmerica |
Noah Wall Executive Vice President FreedomWorks |
| Chad Connelly Founder and President Faith Wins |
Terry Schilling President American Principles Project |
| William L. Walton The Bill Walton Show Resolute Protector Foundation |
The Honorable Brooke Rollins President and CEO America First Policy Institute (AFPI) |
| The Honorable Russ Vought Director Office of Management and Budget (2020-2021) |
Wesley Denton Chief Operating Officer Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) |
| Ginni Thomas President Liberty Consulting |
Lori Roman President ACRU Action Fund |
| The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
The Honorable Briscoe Cain State Representative Texas House of Representatives |
| Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness |
Craig Shirley Reagan Biographer Presidential Historian |
| Alan M. Gottlieb Chairman Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms |
Gary A. Hofmeister Businessman Business Owner |
| The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com |
Seton Motley President Less Government |
| H. Preston Hawkins Chairman The Association for Community Education, Inc. |
Richard Manning President Americans for Limited Government |
| Jeremy Cerone Member Council for National Policy |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| William Shaker CEO Washington Marketing Group |
Paavo Ensio Chairman Universal Minerals Group |
| Richard D Hayes Partner Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, LLP |
Joan Holt Lindsey President Lindsey Communications |
| Allen J. Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
The Honorable Mary Vought Executive Director Senate Conservatives Fund |
| Clare Lopez Founder/President Lopez Liberty LLC |
Sheryl Kaufman Board of Directors Americans for Limited Government |
| Dr. Allen Unruh Founder National Abstinence Clearinghouse |
Amapola Hansberger President Legal Immigrants for America |
| The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell President The Leadership Institute |
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
| Brandon Zehm Owner Zehm & Associates |
Dr. Richard Rounsavelle Trustee MRC |
| Jenna L. Ellis, Esq. Chair Election Integrity Alliance |
Wendy Borcherdt Retired Political Volunteer Board Member, Hoover Institution |
| Jessie Jane Duff Gunnery Sergeant, US Marine Corps (ret) Ambassador, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) |
Ralph A. Rebandt II Gubernatorial Candidate Ralph Rebandt for Governor |
| The Honorable Peter J. Thomas Chairman Conservative Caucus |
Melvin Adams President Noah Webster Educational Foundation |
| Sandy Rios Director of Governmental Affairs American Family Association |
Terrence Scanlon Former Chairman and Commissioner U.S. Consumer Product Safety Comn. |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State Representative |
All organizations listed for IDENTIFICATION purposes only.
Signatures updated: 12/21/21.
