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He continued to caucus with the Democrats and referred to himself as an independent Democrat. [28] [29] Patrick Lucey was a Democrat who ran as an independent as a vice-presidential candidate in 1980 with John B. Anderson. [30] David Orr, who served as Mayor of Chicago briefly in 1987, entered politics as an independent Democrat. [31]
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
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 Goode: Virginia: 5th: January 27, 2000 106th: Democratic: Independent Matthew ...
Pages in category "Independent Democrat members of the United States House of Representatives" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This article lists third party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2024 United States presidential election. "Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States in reference to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties.
The "Appeal of the Independent Democrats" was written on January 19, 1854. The entire document was written by: S. P. Chase, Charles Sumner, J. R. Giddings, Edward Wade, Gerritt Smith, and Alexander De Witt. The document was a response to the passing of a bill that wanted to organize the Territory of Nebraska.
After the election, Lieberman enrolled himself as an Independent Democrat until his retirement in 2013. In 2006, Sanders and Lieberman were the only two victorious independent candidates for Congress, both caucusing with the Democrats. In 2012, Angus King was elected to the U.S. Senate as an Independent from Maine.
2022 – Bob Krist, Nebraska state senator was elected as a Republican, switched to an Independent and then a Democrat to run for governor of Nebraska, then returned to the Republican Party. [461] 2022 - Ellen Read, New Hampshire state representative, switched from Independent to Democrat after having been a Democrat until 2021.