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CongressmanKevin Kiley(R-CA) has announced he is ditching the GOP, instead becoming an independent, effective immediately.
“Today, I’m asking the clerk of the US House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster,” Axios congressional correspondentKate Santalizreportedon Monday. Kiley will still caucus with the GOP, meaning the House majority will not change.
NEWS: Kiley says he's leaving the GOP and becoming an Independent IMMEDIATELY
"Today, I'm asking the clerk of the US House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster," he said.
— Kate Santaliz (@kate_santaliz)March 9, 2026
Kiley has represented California’s 3rd District since he was elected in 2022. Before that, he served as a state assemblyman.
Kiley announced on Friday that he was filing for reelection as “No Party Preference,” calling gerrymandering “a plague on democracy, one that Gavin Newsom has brought back to California.”
Gerrymandering is a plague on democracy, one that Gavin Newsom has brought back to California. But there’s a way we can fight back and protect our democracy from his partisan games: by removing partisanship from the equation. Today, I filed for reelection as “No Party…pic.twitter.com/OhGDzKtPEp
— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA)March 7, 2026
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