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GOP lawmaker says he’s leaving the Republican Party and will serve as an independent
Kiley will run as a no-party-preference candidate in a Democratic-leaning Sacramento-area district after redistricting, becoming the House's only independent member, GOP majority now 217-214.
- On Monday, Rep. Kevin Kiley, U.S. Representative from California, said he was immediately leaving the Republican Party and will serve as an independent for the remainder of his term.
- Earlier this month, Kiley announced he would run in California's 6th Congressional District after redistricting created a tougher reelection map, choosing to face Democratic challengers.
- Kiley said he did not notify GOP leadership before his departure but spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson and asked the House clerk to reflect his change to independent while caucusing with Republicans.
- With his move, the House majority shifts to 217-214 with one independent, after Kiley announced on Friday he would run in a Democratic-leaning district without party affiliation.
- The move illustrates how the redistricting war that began in Texas at President Donald Trump's urging left some incumbents scrambling in states like California, prompting strategic shifts in recent weeks.
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The legislator’s departure reduces the party’s advantage in the lower house. After the change, the correlation of forces remains with 217 Republicans, 214 Democrats
‘All for show’: Republicans tear into supposed GOP defection
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) announced on Monday that he is switching his party registration from Republican to independent — but a group of fellow Republicans are calling out his gesture as meaningless.“It's all for show,” posted The Lincoln Project on Monday in response to Kiley’s announcement. “@KevinKileyCA is still backing Mike Johnson as Speaker, caucusing with the GOP, conceding their unpopular agenda and still going along with all their p…
Another GOP Lawmaker Is Leaving the Party Immediately
A Republican House lawmaker is leaving the GOP effective immediately, cutting Republicans’ slim margin even thinner, his office confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., had already announced his intention to run as an Independent candidate in a Democrat-leaning district in the November midterms, but he is now deciding to take on the […] The post Another GOP Lawmaker Is Leaving the Party Immediately appeared first on w…
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