众议员凯文·基利表示，他仍将与共和党议员团（caucus）合作
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月9日 美国东部时间下午3:37
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福克斯新闻数字版周一证实，来自深蓝加利福尼亚州的一名众议院议员即日起脱离共和党，进一步削减了共和党本就微弱的优势。
来自加利福尼亚州的众议员凯文·基利（I-Calif.，注：原共和党人，现为独立人士）此前已宣布将在11月中期选举中以独立候选人身份在民主党倾向的选区参选，但他现在决定提前转变政治身份。
“上周，我们在加利福尼亚州登记为无党派偏好（no party preference），”基利在接受福克斯新闻数字版获取的录音中告诉当地记者，“我今天还要求美国众议院书记员将这一身份反映在官方名单中……因此，我将成为众议院唯一的独立成员。”
众议院共和党人目前仅以一票的微弱优势维持多数，本周佐治亚州深红选区的补选预计将使其优势扩大至两票。
[马里兰州顶级民主党人违背杰弗里斯推进中期重划选区计划，欲驱逐该州唯一共和党人]
凯文·基利与众议院司法委员会
（2026年2月11日，华盛顿特区雷伯恩大厦，基利在听证会上质问司法部长帕姆·邦迪）
（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚动新闻，通过盖蒂图片社）
不过，基利表示他仍将与共和党议员团合作，以保留其在众议院的委员会席位。
“众议院的规则实质上迫使你（作为行政事务）与某一政党或另一政党的议员团合作，顺便说一句，我认为这不是好事，”基利说，“例如，你的委员会席位是通过政党分配的，因此为了履行职责并服务选区，你实际上必须在行政层面与某一议员团相关联。”
基利决定以独立身份参选，是在其所在的加利福尼亚州第3国会选区重划后民主党倾向更明显的背景下做出的。
加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森
（2025年8月14日，洛杉矶新闻发布会）
（马尔西奥·何塞·桑切斯/美联社）
潜在2028年白宫候选人、加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）推动了这次重划，尽管遭到加州共和党人的反对，仍使民主党优势显著提升。这是对德克萨斯州共和党人通过新国会选区地图（可能为共和党增加多达5个新席位）的直接回应。
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在双方激烈博弈期间，基利曾提出立法禁止中期重划选区，并严厉谴责两党的这一行为。
他在正式脱离共和党数月前就已表现出独立倾向，成为党内最直言不讳批评众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（R-La.，注：路易斯安那州共和党人）的成员之一——约翰逊既拒绝介入重划选区争议，又在去年43天的政府停摆期间让众议院休会。
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊
（2026年2月3日，华盛顿国会大厦，约翰逊在共和党核心会议闭门会议前接受记者提问）
（J. Scott Applewhite/美联社）
基利上周在声明中宣布，他将参选加州新重划的第6国会选区，该选区被无党派库克政治报告评为“D+5”（民主党优势5个百分点）。
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“诚然，我已准备好在新的第5选区参选——此前我已试探过民意，民调显示在‘安全’选区有有利前景。但做容易的事和做正确的事往往不同。归根结底，尽管我热爱现在代表的第5选区的社区——尽管我对新选区也很兴奋——但参选一个不包含我家乡的选区，感觉不对。”基利表示，“新的第6选区倾向民主党但思想开放。虽然这将是一场更具挑战性的竞选，但我相信我们可以组建一个支持常识的获胜联盟。感谢大家的鼓励和耐心。”
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者，主要报道众议院事务。此前曾在《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻担任数字版记者。
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California lawmaker leaves GOP, thinning Johnson’s fragile House majority | Fox News
Rep Kevin Kiley said he will still caucus with the GOP
By Elizabeth Elkind
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Published March 9, 2026 3:37pm EDT
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A House lawmaker from deep-blue California is leaving the GOP effective immediately, cutting Republicans’ slim margin even thinner, his office confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., had already announced his intention to run as an Independent candidate in a Democrat-leaning district in the November midterms, but he is now deciding to take on the new political identity early.
“This last week, we registered under no party preference in California,” Kiley told local reporters, according to a recording obtained by Fox News Digital. “I’m also today asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster…so I will be the sole Independent member of the House of Representatives.”
House Republicans are already dealing with a razor-thin majority of just one vote, which is expected to grow to a two-vote margin after a special election in a deep-red Georgia district this week.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., questions Attorney General Pam Bondi during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Kiley said he would still caucus with Republicans, however, in order to retain his committee assignments in the House.
“The rules of the House of Representatives essentially force you, as an administrative matter, to caucus with one party or the other, which, by the way, I don’t think is a good thing,” Kiley said.
” For example, your committee assignments run through the parties, and so it really, you know, forces you to be associated in that administrative sense with one caucus or another in order to function and be able to serve your constituents in the House.”
Kiley’s decision to run as an Independent comes after his current seat in California’s 3rd congressional district was redrawn to lean more heavily toward Democrats.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025.(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential White House candidate for the 2028 cycle, led the charge in redrawing the maps to more heavily favor Democrats despite the objections of Golden State Republicans.
It was a direct response to Texas Republicans passing a new congressional map that could give the GOP an edge in as many as five new seats.
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Kiley had introduced legislation to ban mid-decade redistricting when both fights were ongoing and sharply rebuked the effort by both parties.
He also carved out an independent streak months before formally dropping the GOP, becoming one of the party’s most vocal critics of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for both refusing to wade into the redistricting fight and for keeping the House out of session during the entire 43-day government shutdown last year.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses for questions from reporters as he arrives for an early closed-door Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 3, 2026.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Kiley announced in a statement last week that he would now run in California’s newly redrawn 6th congressional district, which the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates a “D+5.”
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“It’s true that I was fully prepared to run in the new 5th, having tested the waters and with polls showing a favorable outlook in a ‘safe’ district. But doing what’s easy and what’s right are often not the same. And at the end of the day, as much as I love the communities in the 5th district that I represent now — and as excited as I was about the new ones — seeking office in a district that doesn’t include my hometown didn’t feel right,” Kiley said.
“The new 6th district is Democratic-leaning but open-minded. While this will be a more challenging race, I believe we can build a winning coalition for common sense. Thanks to all for your encouragement and patience.”
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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