2026-03-09T19:32:04.286Z / CNN
作者：艾琳·格雷夫、艾莉森·梅因
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发布于 2026年3月9日，美国东部时间下午3:32
美国众议院议员凯文·凯利于2026年1月22日在华盛顿特区国会山。
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众议院议员凯文·凯利（Kevin Kiley）宣布，他将立即脱离共和党，成为美国众议院中唯一的独立议员。
这一举措发生在这位加州议员因该州在民主党州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）领导下重新划分选区后，面临艰难的连任竞选之际。这位国会议员的决定将正式缩小议长迈克·约翰逊（Mike Johnson）本就岌岌可危的共和党多数优势。然而，凯利仍将在众议院与共和党人组成党团，这意味着他政党隶属关系的转变可能不会对众议院的投票结果产生重大影响。
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当被问及是否会继续成为约翰逊可靠的党派投票者时（约翰逊目前领导的众议院多数派是数十年来最薄弱的），凯利指出，他已经跨越了党派界限，包括在限制总统关税权力的投票中。
“我在投票时，会考虑它对我所代表的民众的影响，”他周一告诉记者。
凯利表示，他已经将自己在加州的选民登记改为“无党派偏好”，并已要求众议院书记员更改他在官方名单中的身份标识。
目前众议院有218名共和党人（包括凯利）和214名民主党人，这意味着约翰逊在党派投票中只能容忍一次叛党行为。
这位加州议员在两届国会任期内已在多个关键问题上与共和党决裂，他表示，鉴于委员会席位与党派隶属关系挂钩，他将在本届剩余任期内继续与众议院共和党人组成党团。
“出于行政目的，我将继续与共和党人组成党团，但在履行职责时，我是一名独立人士，就像我在此期间一直以来那样，我会作为独立声音为我们的选区而战，”他说。
他表示，上周末已与约翰逊就继续与众议院共和党人组成党团的意图进行了交谈，但他是在未得到两党领导层任何意见的情况下做出这一决定的。
当被问及如果今年秋天成功连任，他是否计划在下届国会改变党团所属政党时，凯利回答说：“我会做任何对我的选民最有利的事情，因此这一决定将在适当时候做出。”
凯利已提出一项全国范围内禁止中期重新划分选区的立法。
“我一直强烈反对全国范围内的这种重划选区战争——这种操纵选区的流行病，”他说，“我认为这对民主来说是一件可怕的事情。”
California congressman is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent amid tough reelection race
2026-03-09T19:32:04.286Z / CNN
By Aileen Graef, Alison Main
28 min ago
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2026, 3:32 PM ET
US Rep. Kevin Kiley on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley has announced he is leaving the Republican Party effective immediately, making him the only independent member of the US House of Representatives.
The move comes as the California lawmaker is facing a tough bid for reelection in the wake of redistricting in the state led by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The decision by the congressman will officially shrink Speaker Mike Johnson’s already razor-thin GOP majority. Kiley, however, will still caucus with Republicans in the chamber, meaning the switch in his party affiliation may not have a significant impact on vote math in the House.
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Pressed on if he’ll continue to be a reliable vote for Johnson, who is operating with the narrowest House margin in decades, Kiley noted that he has already crossed party lines, including on votes to rein in the president’s tariff authorities.
“I approach, you know, every vote with, you know, a mind towards how it’s going to impact the folks that I represent,” he told reporters on Monday.
Kiley said that he has already changed his registration in California to “no party preference” and has asked the House clerk to change how he is identified in the official roster.
The House has been operating with 218 Republicans, including Kiley, and 214 Democrats, which means Johnson has been able to afford only afford a single defection on party-line votes.
The California lawmaker, who has broken with his party on several key issues in his two terms in Congress, said he’ll continue to caucus with House Republicans for the remainder of this term, given that committee assignments are linked to party affiliation.
“I will remain caucusing with the Republicans … for those administrative purposes, but in terms of the way that I approach my role here. I am an independent, and as I have been throughout my time here, I’ll be an independent voice fighting for our district,” he said.
He said he spoke with Johnson over the weekend about his intentions to continue to caucus with the House GOP, but that he had made his decision without input from either party’s leadership.
Asked if he plans to change the party he caucuses with next term if he’s reelected this fall, Kiley responded, “I’m going to do whatever is serves my constituents and so you know that’s a decision that I’ll make at the time.”
Kiley has introduced legislation to prohibit mid-decade redistricting nationwide.
“I have been very strongly opposed to this redistricting war – this epidemic of gerrymandering – across the country, ” he said. “I think it’s a terrible thing for democracy.”
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