High profile defections
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A number of members of either the Democratic or Republican parties have left their party in a manner which gains a large amount of attention. This has included the formation of a new third party, a shift in control of the Senate or speaking at the opposing party's national convention to endorse their presidential candidate.
Below is an incomplete list of recent high profile defections. (AND STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS)
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Evangeline Heaton
2006. Dem->NEP
Nadine Monroe
2009. Dem->NEP
Roland Scott
2011. GOP->Indy->Dem
Robert Hudson
2013. Dem->Indy->Indy GOP
Samuel Clay
2017. GOP->Indy->Indy Dem
Zapp Branningman
2018. Dem->GOP