List of American politicians who switched parties in office
The following American politicians switched parties while they were holding elected office.
Federal
House of Representatives
Name
State
District
Date of party switch
Congress
Old party
New party
Notes
Refs
Rodney Alexander
Louisiana
5th
August 9, 2004
108th
Democratic
Republican
[ 1]
Justin Amash
Michigan
3rd
July 4, 2019
116th
Republican
Independent
[ 2]
May 1, 2020
Independent
Libertarian
[ 3]
Eugene Atkinson
Pennsylvania
25th
October 14, 1981
97th
Democratic
Republican
Lost re-election in 1982 after being redistricted to the 4th district .
[ 4]
William Carney
New York
1st
October 7, 1985
99th
Conservative
Republican
Nathan Deal
Georgia
9th
April 11, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
[ 5]
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
[ 6]
Virgil Goode
Virginia
5th
January 24, 2000
106th
Democratic
Independent
Caucused with the Republican Party.
[ 7] [ 8]
August 1, 2002
107th
Independent
Republican
[ 9]
Phil Gramm
Texas
6th
1983
98th
Democratic
Republican
Gramm resigned his seat as a Democrat on January 5, 1983, and then won a special election as a Republican on February 12, 1983.
James W. Grant
Florida
2nd
February 21, 1989
101st
Democratic
Republican
[ 10]
Parker Griffith
Alabama
5th
December 22, 2009
111th
Democratic
Republican
Later rejoined the Democratic party.
[ 11]
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
14th
1856
34th
Democratic
Republican
[ 12]
Ralph Hall
Texas
4th
January 2004
108th
Democratic
Republican
[ 13]
Jimmy Hayes
Louisiana
7th
December 1, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
Andy Ireland
Florida
10th
July 5, 1984
98th
Democratic
Republican
Announced the switch on March 17, 1984, but didn't officially make it until July 5 in order to keep his Democratic committee assignments for as long as possible.
[ 14] [ 15]
John Jarman
Oklahoma
5th
January 24, 1975
94th
Democratic
Republican
[ 16]
Greg Laughlin
Texas
14th
June 26, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
[ 17]
Matthew G. Martínez
California
31st
July 27, 2000
106th
Democratic
Republican
Switched parties after losing the Democratic primary for re-election
[ 18]
Paul Mitchell
Michigan
10th
December 14, 2020
116th
Republican
Independent
Switched parties during the lame duck session, three weeks before his retirement.
[ 19]
Michael Parker
Mississippi
4th
November 10, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
Ogden Reid
New York
26th
March 22, 1972
92nd
Republican
Democratic
[ 20]
Donald Riegle
Michigan
7th
1973
93rd
Republican
Democratic
[ 21]
Tommy F. Robinson
Arkansas
2nd
July 28, 1989
101st
Democratic
Republican
[ 22]
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
New York
20th
January 3, 1951
82nd
Liberal
Democratic
Roosevelt was re-elected as a Democrat.
Bob Stump
Arizona
3rd
September 24, 1981
98th
Democratic
Republican
Did not officially change party until the 1982 election for a term beginning January 3, 1983.
[ 23] [ 24]
Billy Tauzin
Louisiana
3rd
August 8, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
[ 25]
Jeff Van Drew
New Jersey
2nd
January 7, 2020
116th
Democratic
Republican
[ 26]
Albert Watson
South Carolina
2nd
1965
90th
Democratic
Republican
Watson resigned his seat as a Democrat on February 1, 1965, and then won a special election as a Republican on June 15, 1965.
Hendrick Bradley Wright
Pennsylvania
12th
1879
46th
Democratic
Greenback
Senate
Name
State
Date of party switch
Congress
Old party
New party
Notes
Refs
James L. Buckley
New York
1976
94th
Conservative
Republican
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Colorado
March 4, 1995
104th
Democratic
Republican
[ 27]
Reuben Fenton
New York
1872
42nd
Republican
Liberal Republican
The Liberal Republican Party was new and short-lived. Did not seek re-election in the 1874–75 United States Senate elections .
[ 28]
1873
43rd
Liberal Republican
Republican
Jim Jeffords
Vermont
May 24, 2001
107th
Republican
Independent
Caucused with the Democrats after becoming an independent, giving Democrats a majority in the US Senate. 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
Wisconsin Progressive
Republican
The Wisconsin Progressive Party was dissolved in 1946. Lost re-election to the Senate when defeated by Joseph McCarthy in the Republican primary later that same year .
[ 32]
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
2006 /2007 (see note)
110th
Democratic
Independent
Lieberman left the Democratic Party after losing the Democratic primary for re-election . Technically, he ran under the party named Connecticut for Lieberman but he himself never officially joined that party. He called himself an Independent Democrat after winning re-election.
[ 33] [ 34]
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
May 31, 2024
118th
Democratic
Independent
[ 35]
Richard Shelby
Alabama
November 9, 1994
103rd
Democratic
Republican
Switch announced the day after the 1994 United States Senate elections , in which Shelby was not up for reelection, but the Republicans gained the majority in the Senate.
[ 36]
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
December 9, 2022
118th
Democratic
Independent
[ 37]
Bob Smith
New Hampshire
July 1999
106th
Republican
Independent
[ 38]
November 1999
Independent
Republican
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
April 28, 2009
111th
Republican
Democratic
[ 39]
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
September 16, 1964
88th
Democratic
Republican
[ 40]
Lyman Trumbull
Illinois
1871
42nd
Republican
Liberal Republican
The Liberal Republican Party was new and short-lived. Lost re-election in the 1872–73 United States Senate elections to the Republican candidate.
Other
Name
Office
Date of party switch
Old party
New party
Notes
Refs
State
Name
Office
Date of party switch
Old party
New party
Notes
Refs
Max Abramson
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham-20 district
May 2016
Republican
Libertarian
Left office to run for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 as a Libertarian. Was re-elected to the New Hampshire House in 2018 as a Republican.
[ 41]
June 28, 2019
Republican
Independent
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.
[ 42]
Roy Daryl Adams
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 62nd district
April 27, 2023
Independent
Democratic
[ 43]
Dawn Addiego
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 8th district
January 28, 2019
Republican
Democratic
[ 44]
Robert Adley
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 36th district
December 10, 2007
Democratic
Republican
Switched parties after the 2007 Louisiana elections to align with incoming governor Bobby Jindal .
[ 45] [ 46]
Marie Alvarado-Gil
Member of the California State Senate from the 4th district
August 8, 2024
Democratic
Republican
[ 47]
Scott Angelle
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
October 26, 2010
Democratic
Republican
Appointed by Republican Bobby Jindal to serve until the conclusion of the 2010 special election to replace Mitch Landrieu , who had been elected Mayor of New Orleans . Previously served as Louisiana Secretary of Natural Resources, appointed by Democrat Kathleen Blanco . Re-appointed by Jindal to that position following the election.
[ 48]
Aidan Ankarberg
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Strafford-7 district
November 20, 2024
Republican
Independent
[ 49]
Bill Archer
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 22nd district , 5th seat
December 7, 1967
Democratic
Republican
[ 50] [ 51]
Karen Awana
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 44th district
December 19, 2007
Republican
Democratic
[ 52]
Richard Baker
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish
May 31, 1985
Democratic
Republican
[ 53]
Thomas Baker
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 40th district
May 16, 2024
Republican
Independent
[ 54]
Robert Barham
Louisiana State Senator from the 33rd district
February 9, 2001
Democratic
Republican
Announced after a visit to the White House following an invitation from President George W. Bush .
[ 55]
Taylor Barras
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Iberia Parish
August 12, 2011
Democratic
Republican
[ 56]
Eli Bebout
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 55th district
April 26, 1994
Democratic
Republican
[ 57]
Walter Boasso
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 1st district
April 26, 2007
Republican
Democratic
Audie Bock
Member of the California State Assembly from the 16th district
1999
Green
No party preference
Barbara Bollier
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 7th district
December 12, 2018
Republican
Democratic
[ 58]
Mike Bowers
Attorney General of Georgia
1994
Democratic
Republican
Michael Don Brandenburg
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 28th district
October 2, 1994
Democratic
Republican
[ 59]
Nickey Browning
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district
March 27, 2013
Democratic
Republican
[ 60]
Buddy Caldwell
Attorney General of Louisiana
2011
Democratic
Republican
[ 61]
Sonny Callahan
Member of the Alabama Senate
January 30, 1984
Democratic
Republican
[ 62]
Charles T. Canady
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 44th district
June 1999
Democratic
Republican
Videt Carmichael
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 33rd district
May 2002
Democratic
Republican
[ 63]
Lincoln Chafee
Governor of Rhode Island
May 30, 2013
Independent
Democratic
Previously served in the U.S. Senate (1999-2007) as a Republican before becoming an Independent.
[ 64]
Stephanie Clayton
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 19th district
December 19, 2018
Republican
Democratic
[ 65]
Matthew Coker
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Belknap-2 district
February 8, 2024
Democratic
Republican
[ 66]
Linda Collins
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 61st district
August 2011
Democratic
Republican
[ 67]
Charlie Conrad
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 12th district
June 20, 2024
Republican
Independent Party of Oregon
Switched parties after losing renomination over his vote to protect access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
[ 68]
Tricia Cotham
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 112th district
April 5, 2023
Democratic
Republican
Switched parties after receiving backlash for missing a vote on an assault weapons ban.
[ 69]
Charlie Crist
Governor of Florida
May 13, 2010
Republican
Independent
Later elected to congress as a Democrat.
[ 70]
William Daniel
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish
2005
Democratic
Republican
Hunt Downer
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes
February 9, 2001
Democratic
Republican
Announced after a visit to the White House following an invitation from President George W. Bush .
[ 71]
Aubrey Dunn Jr.
New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands
January 2018
Republican
Libertarian
[ 72]
Noble Ellington
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
2010
Democratic
Republican
[ 73]
Kirk England
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 106th district
September 20, 2007
Republican
Democratic
[ 74]
Bernard Erickson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 58th district
December 31, 1993
Republican
Democratic
[ 75]
Ryan Ferns
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 3rd district
November 2013
Democratic
Republican
Shaun Filiault
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Cheshire-7 district
June 7, 2023
Democratic
Independent
[ 76]
Beth Fukumoto
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 36th district
2017
Republican
Democratic
[ 77]
Mike Gabbard
Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 19th district
August 30, 2007
Republican
Democratic
[ 78]
Avel Gordly
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 23rd district
2006
Democratic
Independent
[ 79]
Sherry Gould
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Merrimack-8 district
May 2024
Democratic
Republican
[ 80]
Mark Grisanti
Member of the New York Senate from the 60th district
2011
Democratic
Republican
Henry Grover
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 23rd district
February 3, 1966
Democratic
Republican
[ 81]
Elbert Guillory
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 24th district
May 31, 2013
Democratic
Republican
[ 82]
Ryan Guillen
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 31st district
November 15, 2021
Democratic
Republican
Was one of the "Killer Ds" during the 2003 Texas redistricting
[ 83]
Barbara Hafer
Treasurer of Pennsylvania
2003
Republican
Democratic
[ 84]
Bob Hanner
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
2010
Democratic
Republican
[ 85]
Jim Hendren
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 2nd district
February 18, 2021
Republican
Independent
Left the Republican Party following the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
[ 86]
Michelle Henry
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
March 2023
Republican
Democratic
Joined the Democratic Party after succeeding Josh Shapiro as Attorney General.
[ 87]
Joy Hofmeister
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
October 7, 2021
Republican
Democratic
Switched after announcing her intention to challenge to Republican Governor Kevin Stitt in the 2022 election .
[ 88]
Chuck Hopson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 11th district
November 6, 2009
Democratic
Republican
[ 89]
Eric Hutchings
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 38th district
2001
Democratic
Republican
[ 90]
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 39th district
December 28, 2010
Democratic
Republican
Later appointed and elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican.
[ 91]
Dan Hynes
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough-2 district
June 13, 2023
Republican
Independent
[ 92]
Virginia Isbell
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 5th district
December 23, 1987
Republican
Democratic
[ 93]
Mike Jacobs
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 80th district
June 19, 2007
Democratic
Republican
Glenn Jeffries
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district
December 1, 2022
Democratic
Republican
[ 94]
Evan Jenkins
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 5th district
July 2013
Democratic
Republican
[ 95]
Woody Jenkins
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish
1994
Democratic
Republican
Aaron Ling Johanson
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 31st district
December 29, 2014
Republican
Democratic
[ 96]
Dean Johnson
Minnesota State Senator
2000
Republican
DFL
[ 97]
Jim Justice
Governor of West Virginia
2017
Democratic
Republican
Justice had previously been a Republican until switching to the Democratic Party in 2015 to run for Governor of West Virginia.[ 98]
[ 99]
John Kennedy
Treasurer of Louisiana
August 27, 2007
Democratic
Republican
Later elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican.
[ 100]
Bob Krist
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 10th district
February 2018
Republican
Democratic
[ 101]
Jeremy LaCombe
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 18th district
April 10, 2023
Democratic
Republican
[ 102]
Steve Lebsock
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 34th district
March 2, 2018
Democratic
Republican
Changed party affiliation prior to expulsion from the Colorado House of Representatives due to allegations of sexual harassment.
[ 103]
Jan Lee
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 10th district
June 2001
Republican
Independent
[ 104]
2001
Independent
Democratic
J. M. Lozano
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 43rd district
March 8, 2012
Democratic
Republican
[ 105]
Mesha Mainor
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 56th district
July 11, 2023
Democratic
Republican
Switched parties after receiving backlash for being the only Democrat to vote for a school voucher bill.
[ 106]
Kevin Mannix
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 32nd district
1997
Democratic
Republican
Chad Mayes
Member of the California State Assembly from the 42nd district
December 6, 2019
Republican
Independent
[ 107]
Mike McDonnell
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 5th district
April 3, 2024
Democratic
Republican
Switched parties after being censured by the Nebraska Democratic Party for voting against abortion rights.
[ 108]
Andy McKean
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 58th district
April 2019
Republican
Democratic
[ 109]
Stanford Morse
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from Harrison and Stone Counties
March 27, 1963
Democratic
Republican
[ 110]
Robert R. Neall
Member of the Maryland State Senate from the 33rd district
November 12, 1999
Republican
Democratic
Later re-joined the Republican Party.
Howard Oda
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 22nd district
November 7, 1975
Republican
Democratic
[ 111]
Marshall Parker
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Oconee County
March 9, 1966
Democratic
Republican
[ 112]
Aaron Peña
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 40th district
December 14, 2010
Democratic
Republican
[ 113]
Sonny Perdue
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 18th district
1998
Democratic
Republican
Later elected Governor of Georgia .
[ 114]
Maria Perez
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough-43 district
October 2, 2023
Democratic
Independent
[ 115]
Rick Perry
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 64th district
September 29, 1989
Democratic
Republican
Later elected Governor of Texas .
[ 116]
Rupie Phillips
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 24th district
January 26, 2017
Democratic
Republican
Kevin Priola
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 25th district
August 22, 2022
Republican
Democratic
Switched parties after expressing concern about the Republican embrace of 2020 election conspiracies.
[ 117]
Elliott Pritt
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 50th district
April 17, 2023
Democratic
Republican
[ 118]
Allan Ritter
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 21st district
December 14, 2010
Democratic
Republican
[ 119]
Joel Robideaux
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette Parish
2011
Independent
Republican
Shane Robinson
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district
November 21, 2018
Democratic
Green
Buddy Roemer
Governor of Louisiana
March 1991
Democratic
Republican
Thomas M. Salmon
Vermont Auditor of Accounts
2009
Democratic
Republican
[ 120]
Jarrod Sammis
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Rutland-3 district
May 3, 2023
Republican
Libertarian
[ 121]
Meagan C. Simonaire
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 31B
October 15, 2018
Republican
Democratic
J. Roland Smith
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 84th district
August 18, 1993
Democratic
Republican
[ 122] [ 123]
Mike Spano
Member of the New York State Assembly
2007
Republican
Democratic
Floyd Spence
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County
April 14, 1962
Democratic
Republican
[ 124]
Chris Steineger
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 6th district
2010
Democratic
Republican
Dale Swenson
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 97th district
2008
Republican
Democratic
Dinah Sykes
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 21st district
December 2018
Republican
Democratic
[ 125]
Johnny Tadlock
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 1st district
2018
Democratic
Republican
[ 126]
Shawn Thierry
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 146th district
August 30, 2024
Democratic
Republican
[ 127]
Francis C. Thompson
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 19th district
March 17, 2023
Democratic
Republican
[ 128]
Samuel D. Thompson
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 12th district
February 13, 2023
Republican
Democratic
Switched parties after Republicans supported his primary challenger.
[ 129]
Gray Tollison
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 9th district
November 11, 2011
Democratic
Republican
Amy Tuck
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
2002
Democratic
Republican
[ 130]
Susan Valdes
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 64th district
December 10, 2024
Democratic
Republican
[ 131]
Wanda Vázquez Garced
Governor of Puerto Rico
2019
Democratic
Republican
[ 132] [ 133] [ 134]
Jesse Ventura
Governor of Minnesota
2000
Reform
Independence
Christine Watkins
Member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 69th district
December 2012
Democratic
Republican
[ 135]
Kent Williams
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 4th district
February 9, 2009
Republican
Independent
Expelled by Tennessee Republican Party .
Kate Witek
Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts
August 2006
Republican
Democratic
Ernest Wooton
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson , Plaquemines , St. Charles Parishes
2005
Democratic
Republican
Local
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