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Senator State Date Congress Old party New party Notes Jim Jeffords: Vermont: June 6, 2001 107th: Republican: Independent Caucused with the Democrats. Gave Democrats temporary control of the senate. Joe Lieberman: Connecticut: 2006 110th: Democratic: Independent Democrat: Caucused with the Democrats.
His switch became the only time in US history that a party switch resulted in a change of party control of the Senate. [29] [30] Robert M. La Follette Jr. Wisconsin: May 1934: 74th: Republican: Wisconsin Progressive: Co-founded the Wisconsin Progressive Party and was re-elected to Senate on that ticket in 1934 and 1940. [31] 1946: 79th ...
1893 – William M. Stewart, U.S. senator from Nevada (1864–1875 and 1887–1905) switched to the Silver Party [323] 1895 – John P. Jones, U.S. senator from Nevada (1873–1903) switched to Silver Party [324] 1896 – Wharton Barker, former Republican activist, switched to the Populist Party and was a presidential candidate in 1900.
Senators Who Changed Parties During Senate Service (Since 1890) A list of party switchers (compiled in 2001) An overview of party switching in recent years "Party switching comes with political risks" Oklahoma State Senator Nancy Riley switches from Republican to Democrat; Montana State Senator switches from Republican to Democrat to break a 25 ...
List of American politicians who switched parties in office; List of party switchers in the United States; List of United States representatives who switched parties; List of United States senators who switched parties
Senator Seniority Switched party Prior background Birth year Ref Arizona: Ruben Gallego (D) 1st (91st overall) Yes Open seat; replacing Kyrsten Sinema (I) [1] U.S. House of Representatives [a] Arizona House of Representatives U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal: 1979 Delaware: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 3rd (93rd overall) No Open seat; replacing ...
Congress Old party New party Notes Galusha A. Grow: Pennsylvania: 14th: February–June 1856 34th: Democratic: Republican: He switched parties in the wake of President Pierce's signing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. John J. O'Connor: New York: 16th: October 24, 1938 75th: Democratic: Republican: Lost Democratic renomination, defeated for re ...
One Senate bill, called the "Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017" (BCRA), failed on a vote of 45–55 in the Senate during July 2017. One variation fell one vote short amid opposition from all Democrats as well as John McCain, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. [237] In all, the Senate rejected five bills to repeal and/or replace Obamacare. [237]