List of United States representatives who switched parties explained

The following are members of the United States House of Representatives who switched parties while serving in Congress.

RepresentativeStateDistrictdata-sort-type="usLongDate" DateCongressOld party New party Notes
nowrapGalusha A. GrowPennsylvania14thFebruary–June 185634thDemocraticRepublicanHe switched parties in the wake of President Pierce's signing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act.
nowrapJohn J. O'ConnorNew York16thOctober 24, 193875thDemocraticRepublicanLost Democratic renomination, defeated for re-election as a Republican.
nowrapFranklin D. Roosevelt Jr.New York20thJanuary 3, 195182ndDemocraticRoosevelt was re-elected as a Democrat.
nowrapAlbert WatsonSouth Carolina2ndFebruary–June 196590thDemocraticRepublicanWatson resigned his seat as a Democrat on February 1, 1965, and then won a special election as a Republican on June 15, 1965.
nowrapOgden ReidNew York26thMarch 22, 197292ndRepublicanDemocratic
nowrapDonald W. RiegleMichigan7thFebruary 27, 197393rdRepublicanDemocratic
nowrapJohn JarmanOklahoma5thJanuary 24, 197594thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapEugene AtkinsonPennsylvania25thOctober 14, 198197thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapBob StumpArizona3rdJuly 198297thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapPhil GrammTexas6thJanuary/February 198398thDemocraticRepublicanGramm resigned his seat as a Democrat on January 5, 1983, and then won a special election as a Republican on February 12, 1983.
nowrapAndy IrelandFlorida10thJuly 5, 198498thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapWilliam CarneyNew York1stOctober 7, 198599thConservativeRepublican
nowrapJames W. GrantFlorida2ndFebruary 21, 1989101stDemocraticRepublican
nowrapTommy F. RobinsonArkansas2ndJuly 28, 1989101stDemocraticRepublican
nowrapNathan DealGeorgia9thApril 10, 1995104thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapGreg LaughlinTexas14thJune 26, 1995104thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapBilly TauzinLouisiana3rdAugust 8, 1995104thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapMichael ParkerMississippi4thNovember 10, 1995104thDemocraticRepublican
nowrap rowspan=2Jo Ann EmersonMissouri8thJanuary 3, 1997105thRepublicanIndependentEmerson was re-elected to a full term as an independent after running under that designation to comply with Missouri's electoral law.
January 8, 1997IndependentRepublican
nowrapMichael ForbesNew York1stJuly 17, 1999106thRepublicanDemocratic
nowrapVirgil GoodeVirginia5thJanuary 27, 2000106thDemocraticIndependent
nowrapMatthew G. MartinezCalifornia31stJuly 27, 2000106thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapVirgil GoodeVirginia5thAugust 1, 2002107thIndependentRepublican
nowrapRalph HallTexas4thJanuary 5, 2004108thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapRodney AlexanderLouisiana5thAugust 9, 2004108thDemocraticRepublican
nowrapParker GriffithAlabama5thDecember 22, 2009111thDemocraticRepublican
Justin AmashMichigan3rdJuly 4, 2019116thRepublicanIndependentAmash became an independent on July 4, 2019, and then a Libertarian on April 29, 2020.[1]
April 29, 2020IndependentLibertarian
nowrapJeff Van DrewNew Jersey2ndDecember 19, 2019116thDemocraticRepublicanVan Drew switched parties in the wake of the 2019 impeachment vote, which he was not in favor of.
nowrapPaul MitchellMichigan10thDecember 14, 2020116thRepublicanIndependent

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welch . Matt . Justin Amash Becomes the First Libertarian Member of Congress . Reason.com . 25 May 2020 . 29 April 2020.

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