List of United States Representatives who switched parties
The following are members of the United States House of Representatives who switched parties while serving in Congress.
| Representative |
State |
District |
Date |
Congress |
Old party |
New party |
Notes |
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| Galusha A. Grow |
Pennsylvania |
14th |
February–June 1856 |
34th |
Democratic |
Republican |
He switched parties in the wake of President Pierce's signing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. |
| Albert Watson |
South Carolina |
2nd |
February–June 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. |
| Ogden Reid |
New York |
26th |
March 22, 1972 |
92nd |
Republican |
Democratic |
| Donald W. Riegle |
Michigan |
7th |
February 27, 1973 |
93rd |
Republican |
Democratic |
| John Jarman |
Oklahoma |
5th |
January 23, 1975 |
94th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Eugene Atkinson |
Pennsylvania |
25th |
October 14, 1981 |
97th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Bob Stump |
Arizona |
3rd |
June 1982 |
97th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Phil Gramm |
Texas |
6th |
January/February 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. |
| Andy Ireland |
Florida |
10th |
July 5, 1984 |
98th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| James W. Grant |
Florida |
2nd |
February 22, 1989 |
101st |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Tommy F. Robinson |
Arkansas |
2nd |
July 28, 1989 |
101st |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Nathan Deal |
Georgia |
9th |
April 10, 1995 |
104th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Greg Laughlin |
Texas |
14th |
June 26, 1995 |
104th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Billy Tauzin |
Louisiana |
3rd |
August 8, 1995 |
104th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Michael Parker |
Mississippi |
4th |
November 1995 |
104th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Jimmy Hayes |
Louisiana |
7th |
December 1, 1995 |
104th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Michael Forbes |
New York |
1st |
July 17, 1999 |
106th |
Republican |
Democratic |
| Virgil Goode |
Virginia |
5th |
January 27, 2000 |
106th |
Democratic |
Independent |
| Matthew G. Martinez |
California |
31st |
July 27, 2000 |
106th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Virgil Goode |
Virginia |
5th |
August 1, 2002 |
107th |
Independent |
Republican |
| Ralph Hall |
Texas |
4th |
January 2004 |
108th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Rodney Alexander |
Louisiana |
5th |
August 2004 |
108th |
Democratic |
Republican |
| Parker Griffith |
Alabama |
5th |
December 22, 2009 |
111th |
Democratic |
Republican |
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