section_path: Protests/Boycott
section_name: Boycott
paragraph_text: Boycott
  
  Several members of the Democratic Party in the 119th Congress decided to boycott the inauguration. This boycott was perceived as an initial opposition to the incoming administration.
  
  Multiple reasons were given for the decision to boycott, including the event coinciding with Martin Luther King Jr. Day events and memories from the January 6 United States Capitol attack. As of December 14, below is a list of House Democrats who publicly stated they would not be attending the inauguration:
  
  Several members of the Democratic Party in the 119th Congress decided to boycott the inauguration. This boycott was perceived as an initial opposition to the incoming administration.
  
  Multiple reasons were given for the decision to boycott, including the event coinciding with Martin Luther King Jr. Day events and memories from the January 6 United States Capitol attack. As of December 14, below is a list of House Democrats who publicly stated they would not be attending the inauguration: