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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 ...
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. 1896 – Frank J. Cannon, U.S. senator from Utah (1896–1899) switched to Silver Republican Party. [325]
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 ...
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, left, laughs with N.C. State Rep. Tricia Cotham as they talk with N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger during a press conference Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
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Four members of the Senate Democratic caucus also haven't endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, including three of the four independents who caucus with Democrats — Sens. Angus King of Maine ...
Jeffords served in the Senate from 1989 until 2007, winning reelection in 1994 and 2000. In 2001, he left the Republican Party to become an independent, and began to caucus with the Senate's Democrats. His switch changed control of the Senate from Republican to Democratic, the first time a switch had ever changed party control.