The list of electors is dominated by California, where Christine Pelosi, center, the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, spearheaded the effort. | AP Photo Democratic electors expand call for intelligence briefing

The number of Electoral College members demanding an immediate intelligence briefing on foreign intervention in the presidential election has swelled to 40 electors, most of them joining the effort after a public show of support Monday from the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Thirty additional Democratic electors signed on Tuesday to an open letter to National Intelligence Director James Clapper, arguing that they require the information ahead of Dec. 19, when the Electoral College is set to meet and select the next president.


The list of electors — all but one of them Democrats — is dominated by California, where Christine Pelosi, the daughter of the House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, spearheaded the effort. So far, 11 of the state’s 55-member Electoral College delegation have signed on.

The only one of the 306 Republican electors to join the letter is Chris Suprun of Texas.

The letter, which is signed by electors from 12 states and Washington D.C., is equally notable for the names that don’t appear. Some of the Democrats’ heaviest hitters on the Electoral College — most notably, former President Bill Clinton — have so far avoided associating with the effort.

Others on the sidelines include New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, one of his state’s three electors, said through a spokesman that he supports the request for an intelligence briefing but doesn’t expect to sign the letter.

“The governor absolutely supports the rights of electors to access the information they need to carry out this important duty,” said spokesman Scott Coriell. “The governor thinks that all Americans deserve to know the extent of Russia’s involvement in our election, and he urges the federal government to make as much information as can responsibly be shared available as soon as possible.

The highest-ranking elected officials on the list include incoming Congresswoman Carol-Shea Porter of New Hampshire, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.

The organizing among Democratic electors represents an unprecedented push by members of a constitutional body that has typically rubber-stamped the statewide results of the general election. They’re demanding that James Clapper, the director of national intelligence for President Barack Obama, brief them on the intelligence community’s latest findings pertaining to Russian attempts to influence the election in Trump’s favor.

A CIA finding that Russia intervened on Trump’s behalf, leaked to press on Friday, has roiled Trump’s transition to the White House, and drew Clinton’s campaign leadership — including chairman John Podesta — off the sidelines. The Democratic National Committee has also highlighted the electors’ call for a briefing.

The 538 members of the Electoral College are due to meet on Monday in their respective state capitals to officially elect the next president. Trump won the popular vote in states that include 306 electors.

Here is the latest list of electors that have joined the call:

Christine Pelosi (CA)

Micheal Baca (CO)

Anita Bonds (DC)

Courtney Watson (MD)

Dudley Dudley (NH)

Bev Hollingworth (NH)

Terie Norelli (NH)

Carol Shea-Porter (NH)

Clay Pell (RI)

Chris Suprun (TX)

Edward Buck (CA)

Donna Ireland (CA)

Vinz Koller (CA)

Katherine Lyon (CA)

John P. MacMurray (CA)

Andres Ramos (CA)

Gail Teton-Landis (CA)

Olivia Reyes-Becerra (CA)

David Scott Warmuth (CA)

Gregory H. Willenborg (CA)

Jerad Sutton (CO)

Robert Nemenich (CO)

Nancy Shepherdson (IL)

Dori Dean (MA)

Jason Palitsch (MA)

Parwez Wahid (MA)

Paul G. Yorkis (MA)

Robert Leonard (MD)

Salome T. Peters (MD)

Melissa Mark-Viverito (NY)

Stuart Appelbaum (NY)

Stephanie Miner (NY)

Melissa Sklarz (NY)

Andrea Stewart-Cousins (NY)

Sam H.W. Sappington (OR)

Deb Fitzgerald (VA)

Terry C. Frye (VA)

Jeanette Sarver (VA)

Beth Caldwell (WA)

Bret Chiafalo (WA)