Most Influential Republicans Who Were Once Democrats By Jennifer Lee [43 more lists]
The GOP boasts a wide range of new politicians who once claimed their allegiance to the Democrats. These new Republicans changed their mind and flipped sides of the isle for one reason or another. This is a list of the most influential GOP members who were former members of the other major party in the US the Democratic Party. The list includes former ultra-Conservative President Ronald Regan as a former Liberal. Also, in this list is current GOP Presidential nomination hopeful and former Democrat Rick Perry. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City right wing Herman Cain was a Democrat. Another flip-flopper and Republican Presidential nominee hopeful, Minnesota Representative, Michelle Bachman as a left wing liberal back in high school. Even the Mayor of New York City, the current billionaire media tycoon Michael Bloomberg was a Democrat in his earlier days. Rounding out the top is former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who was a Democrat prior to her move over to the GOP. Switching political affiliation dates back a few centuries as judges and governors looked to win influence over their representatives and senators to gain political power across the isles of Congress and in their district.
Vote for who you think is the most influential Republican that used to be a Dems. And if you most influential Repub isn't featured, add him to the bottom of ours!
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- 11911TampicoUnited States of America
- 21954BirminghamUnited States of America
- 31945GeorgiaUnited States of America
- 41921MonroeUnited States of America
- 51957BismarckUnited States of America
- 6
Walter B. Jones
1943FarmvilleUnited States of America - 71956WaterlooUnited States of America
- 8
John Ford
1942United States of America - 9
Trent Lott
1941GrenadaUnited States of America - 101943HopkinsvilleUnited States of America
- 111942ShreveportUnited States of America
- 121942BrightonUnited States of America
- 13
Milton H. Hamilton, Jr
1932 - 141809ParisUnited States of America
- 151942Millen
- 16
Steve Levy
1959GlendaleUnited States of America - 17
Buddy Roemer
1943Bossier CityUnited States of America - 181949BrooklynUnited States of America
- 191942StamfordUnited States of America
- 20
Juan Arambula
1952BrownsvilleUnited States of America -
- 211942Fort BenningUnited States of America
- 221934BirminghamUnited States of America
- 231938San FranciscoUnited States of America, Germany
- 24SingaporeSingapore
- 25
Amy Tuck
1963MabenUnited States of America - 26
Kevin Mannix
1949OregonUnited States of America - 271930SpringfieldUnited States of America, France
- 28Long Beach
- 291902EdgefieldUnited States of America
- 30
Will Wilson
1912Dallas - 31
Tim Golden
- 32
1962Kansas City - 33
Dan Morrish
1950 - 341950Paint CreekUnited States of America
- 351933AuburnUnited States of America
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