Two Pennsylvania Republican congressmen, Scott Perry of the 10th District and Mike Kelly of the 16th District, were among only 18 House members all together, who against HR 1154, which condemns QAnon, a Far-right conspiracy group.
According Wikipedia, QAnon alleges “that a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles running a global child sex-trafficking ring is plotting against President Donald Trump, who is battling against the cabal,[2] and that Trump is planning a day of reckoning known as “the Storm” in which thousands of members of the cabal will be arrested.[3][4] No part of the theory is based on fact.”
The vote among Democrats was 225-0 in favor of the resoultion. Republicans voted for it 146-17.
Former Republican, Justin Amash, who is now a member of the Libertarian Party, wrote on Twitter:
The resolution threatens protected speech (absurd as that speech may be), and its prescriptions for addressing QAnon aren’t appropriate for what we know about them & may make things worse. These are conspiracy theorists who believe in a deep state that’s fighting against them, so Congress’s declaring that the intelligence community and FBI should be sent after them just confirms their fears.
CD-16, which Kelly represents, is Pennylvania’s most far northwestern district. Kelly won his election there in 2018 by 4.3%. He is being opposed this year by Democrat Kristy Gnibus.
CD-10 is in the south central part of the state. Perry won that disrict in 2018 by 2.6%. He is opposed this year by state Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale.