WASHINGTON, D.C. – One week after Election Day, impeachment was back on the House floor, Save Jerseyans.
All nine New Jersey Democrats voted Tuesday against sending articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee.
All three Garden State Republicans voted to send them there.
The GOP ultimately prevailed, 211–204.
The vote sent the articles to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee and spared Hegseth an immediate up-or-down vote on impeachment. Kentucky’s Thomas Massie, who introduced the resolution, was the only Republican to oppose the referral. His allegations include a charge that Hegseth violated the War Powers Resolution in conducting the war with Iran.
Voting to send the articles to committee were Republicans Jeff Van Drew, Chris Smith and Tom Kean Jr. Both Van Drew and Kean lost reelection last week.
Voting to keep the articles on the floor were Democrats Donald Norcross, Herb Conaway, Josh Gottheimer, Frank Pallone, Rob Menendez, Nellie Pou, LaMonica McIver, Analilia Mejia and Bonnie Watson Coleman.
The New Jersey delegation will become 11-1 Democrat beginning in January when the new Democrat majority is seated.
