List of American politicians who switched parties in office

The following American politicians switched parties while they were holding elected office.

A to E

• Max Abramson
• Dawn Addiego
• Robert Adley (Louisiana politician)
• Rodney Alexander[1]
• Justin Amash
• Scott Angelle
• Bill Archer
• Eugene Atkinson[2]
• Karen Awana
• Richard Baker (U.S. politician)
• Robert J. Barham
• Taylor Barras
• Eli Bebout
• Michael Bloomberg
• Walter Boasso
• Mike Bowers
• Michael Don Brandenburg
• Nickey Browning
• Tom Butler (Alabama politician)
• Buddy Caldwell[3]
• Sonny Callahan
• Simon Cameron
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell[4]
• Charles T. Canady
• Videt Carmichael[5]
• Lincoln Chafee[6]
• Norm Coleman[7]
• Linda Collins-Smith[8]
• Charlie Crist[9]
• Kim Davis[10]
• Nathan Deal[11]
• Aubrey Dunn Jr.[12]
• Noble Ellington [13]
• J. P. C. Emmons

F to J

• Reuben Fenton[14]
• Ryan Ferns
• Michael Forbes[15]
• Beth Fukumoto[16]
• Mike Gabbard[17]
• Matt Gonzalez[18]
• Virgil Goode
• Avel Gordly[19]
• James W. Grant
• Parker Griffith[20]
• Mark Grisanti
• Henry Grover
• Galusha A. Grow
• Elbert Guillory[21]
• Barbara Hafer
• Ralph Hall[22]
• Hannibal Hamlin
• Bob Hanner[23]
• Jimmy Hayes
• Cindy Hyde-Smith[24]
• Andy Ireland
• Mike Jacobs (Georgia politician)
• John Jarman[25]
• Jim Jeffords[26]
• Evan Jenkins (politician)[27]
• Woody Jenkins
• Aaron Ling Johanson
• Dean Johnson[28]
• Jim Justice[29]

K to O

• John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)[30]
• Jeane Kirkpatrick
• H. Edward Knox
• Bob Krist[31]
• Robert M. La Follette Jr.
• Greg Laughlin
• Steve Lebsock[32]
• Jan Lee
• John Lindsay
• Kevin Mannix
• Bob Martinez[33]
• Matthew G. Martínez[34]
• Chad Mayes[35]
• Yancey McGill
• Andy McKean
• Stanford Morse
• Robert R. Neall

P to T

• Marshall Parker
• Michael Parker (politician)
• Sonny Perdue[36]
• Rick Perry[37]
• Rupie Phillips
• Kymberly Pine
• Arthur Ravenel Jr.
• Ogden Reid
• Donald Riegle[38]
• Tommy F. Robinson[39]
• Buddy Roemer[40]
• Thomas M. Salmon[41]
• Bret Schundler
• Glenni William Scofield
• Rick Sheehy
• Richard Shelby[42]
• Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)[43]
• James C. Smith
• Arlen Specter[44]
• Mike Spano
• Floyd Spence[45]
• Chris Steineger
• Bob Stump[46]
• Dale Swenson
• Dinah Sykes[47]
• Johnny Tadlock[48]
• Billy Tauzin[49]
• Strom Thurmond[50]
• Gray Tollison
• Lyman Trumbull
• Amy Tuck

U to Z

• Jeff Van Drew
• Wanda Vázquez Garced[51][52][53]
• Jesse Ventura
• James A. Walker
• Christine Watkins[54]
• Kent Williams (politician)
• Kate Witek
• Hendrick Bradley Wright

See also

• Party switching in the United States
• Crossing the floor
• Republican In Name Only
• Democrat In Name Only

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