THE WHIP COUNT
Should Trump be impeached? Where California House members stand on an inquiry
California's congressional delegation plays a key role in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The state sends more representatives to the House than any other and has leaders on both sides of the debate.
Support for the impeachment inquiry, a preliminary investigation that precedes any vote, is split along party lines.
46 Democrats support an inquiry
7 Republicans do not support an inquiry
When the Democrats got on board
Twenty-six California Democrats supported an impeachment inquiry long before news broke that Trump asked Ukraine's new president for a "favor" in investigating a potential Democratic opponent in the 2020 election.
26 Democrats supported before the whistleblower complaint
After news of the whistleblower complaint about Trump's interactions with Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others publicly supported an inquiry.
Pelosi's fellow California Democrats soon came on board, uniting the entire delegation in favor of an inquiry.
20 Democrats supported after the whistleblower complaint
Leading the charge, and the opposition
In her role as speaker, Pelosi, who represents a San Francisco district, is leading the Democratic charge. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is key to the Republican effort to protect the president.
Twenty four members of the California delegation serve on at least one of the six committees leading investigations that fall under Pelosi's impeachment inquiry.
Designates committee leadership
House Judiciary Committee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House Financial Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Oversight and Reform Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Where does your representative stand?
Here's every California House member's position on impeachment according to bill sponsorship, news releases, social media posts, television interviews and other reports.