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In the politics of the United States, Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of United States Congress to refer to their party affiliation. [1] It is also used at the state level by individuals who loosely identify with the ideals of the national Republican Party but who choose not to formally affiliate with the party (i.e. chooses to be an independent).
Republican: Jo Ann Emerson: Missouri: 8th: January 3, 1997 105th: Republican: Independent Emerson was re-elected to a full term as an independent after running under that designation to comply with Missouri's electoral law. January 8, 1997 Independent Republican: Michael Forbes: New York: 1st: July 17, 1999 106th: Republican: Democratic: Virgil ...
Became an independent as he campaigned to be the nominee for President of the United States in 2020 of the Libertarian Party, the Veterans Party, and the Reform Party. Was elected to a seat in a different district in the New Hampshire House in 2020 as a Republican.
2021 – Malinda White, while a Louisiana state representative, switched from Independent to Republican; she had been a Democrat until 2021. 2022 – Miles Taylor, former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security left the Republican Party to become an independent, then joined the Forward Party. [431]
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The Independent Alliance Party candidate also looks to give Republican voters an alternative to Royce White, saying his rhetoric and actions might not appeal to a wider audience.
Notable Whigs who joined the Republican Party include Abraham Lincoln and William Seward, while notable Democrats who joined the Republican Party include Hannibal Hamlin and Galusha A. Grow. Many Southern Whigs became Democrats, though some formed the Constitutional Union Party to contest the 1860 presidential election.
Old party New party Notes John P. Jones: Nevada: 1901 56th: Silver Republican: Republican: Fred Dubois: Idaho: Silver Republican: Democratic: DuBois lost his re-election bid in 1896, was again elected as a Silver Republican in 1900, but became a Democrat early in the term. Henry M. Teller: Colorado: March 4, 1901 Silver Republican: Democratic ...