WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Several Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes, the lawmakers or their offices said Thursday.
Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney and John Larson all reported that their homes were the subject of bomb threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of a bomb on the lawmakers' properties.
This happened a day after a number of President-elect 鈥檚 most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees reported that they had received ," in which perpetrators initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a victim under false pretenses.
Courtney's Norwich home received a bomb threat while his wife and children were there, his office said.
Himes said Thursday morning he was notified of the threat against his home during a Thanksgiving celebration with his family. The U.S. Capitol Police, and Greenwich and Stamford police departments responded.
Hines extended his family's 鈥渦tmost gratitude to our local law enforcement officers for their immediate action to ensure our safety.鈥� He added: 鈥淭here is no place for political violence in this country, and I hope that we may all continue through the holiday season with peace and civility.鈥�
Larson also said Thursday that East Hartford Police responded to a bomb threat against his home.
The threats follow an election season marked by violence. In July, a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing him in the ear and killing one of his supporters. The Secret Service later thwarted a at Trump鈥檚 West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course when an agent spotted the barrel of a gun poking through a perimeter fence while Trump was golfing.
Among those who received threats Wednesday were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, ; Matt Gaetz, ; Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, whom , and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press
