2026年3月9日 美国东部时间下午4:37 / 《华盛顿邮报》
在新闻发布会上，凯利表示他将在本届任期剩余时间继续与众议院共和党人组成议会党团，但承诺成为“独立声音”。
众议员凯文·凯利（加利福尼亚州） 将其决定归因于加利福尼亚州的重新划分选区工作，这导致他所在的选区变得更倾向民主党。（内尔·雷德蒙德/美联社）
作者：马里亚纳·阿尔法罗
来自加利福尼亚州的众议员凯文·凯利于周一表示，他将立即在众议院官方名册上将党派关系从共和党改为无党派人士，这进一步复杂化了议长迈克·约翰逊（路易斯安那州共和党人）管理共和党议会党团的能力。上周，凯利曾表示他将以独立人士身份寻求连任。
在新闻发布会上，凯利称他将在本届任期剩余时间继续与众议院共和党人“组成议会党团”，但承诺成为“独立声音”。他的举动将实际影响如何还有待观察，但这使国会众议院注册共和党人的人数减少到217人。民主党拥有214个席位，另有3个空缺。凯利将成为唯一的无党派人士。
这位连任两届的国会议员将其决定归因于加利福尼亚州的重新划分选区工作，这导致他所在的选区变得更偏向民主党。由于选区重划，现任代表加利福尼亚州第6选区的民主党众议员阿米·贝拉（Ami Bera）将在第3选区与凯利展开竞选。
“我做出这个决定是因为，既然划分选区的目的是将党派偏见置于我们政治和治理的一切之上，试图将其作为我们政治的全部内容和实质，那么对抗这种划分选区及其对民主的潜在影响的最佳方式，就是简单地将党派因素从等式中排除，”凯利表示。
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作为一名温和派议员，凯利在关键问题上偶尔会与约翰逊产生分歧，这使他成为一位对苦苦维持微弱多数优势的议长来说不可靠的投票者。
例如，上个月，凯利是投票支持民主党以结束唐纳德·特朗普总统对加拿大加征关税的六名共和党人之一，这是对总统贸易政策的国会挑战中的首次行动。
约翰逊的发言人未立即回应就凯利的决定置评的请求。
周一在接受记者采访时，凯利指出，在脱离党派身份之前，他没有提前告知众议院共和党高层。
尽管将被识别为来自加利福尼亚州的无党派人士，但凯利表示，由于“行政目的”，他将继续与共和党人组成议会党团。众议院的委员会成员资格由政党领导层决定。为了保留其委员会席位，凯利必须隶属于两个政党之一。
然而，凯利告诉记者，他的新身份“反映了我一直以来履行代表职责的方式”。
“我一直说，我会成为我们选区的独立声音，”他说。
Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP, further shrinking Speaker Johnson’s majority
March 9, 2026 at 4:37 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post
During a news conference, Kiley said he will continue to caucus with House Republicans “for the remainder of this term” but pledged to be “an independent voice.”
Rep. Kevin Kiley (California) attributed his decision to California’s redistricting efforts, which resulted in his district becoming more blue. (Nell Redmond/AP)
By Mariana Alfaro
Rep. Kevin Kiley (California) said Monday that he is immediately changing his party affiliation on the House’s official roster from Republican to independent, further complicating the ability of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to manage the Republican Conference. Last week, Kiley said he would seek reelection as an independent.
During a news conference, Kiley said he will continue to caucus with House Republicans “for the remainder of this term” but pledged to be “an independent voice.” It remains to be seen what practical effect his move will have, but it narrows the number of registered Republicans in the chamber to 217. Democrats hold 214 seats, and there are three vacancies. Kiley will be the only independent.
The two-term congressman attributed his decision to redistricting efforts in California, which resulted in his district becoming more blue. Because of redistricting, Rep. Ami Bera (D), who currently represents California’s 6th District, will run for reelection in the 3rd District against Kiley.
“I reached a decision that, since gerrymandering seeks to elevate partisanship above everything else in our politics and governance, seeks to make it the sum and substance of our politics, then the best way to counter gerrymandering and its insidious impacts on democracy is simply to take partisanship out of the equation,” Kiley said.
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Kiley, a moderate, has occasionally broken with Johnson on key matters, making him an unreliable vote for a speaker struggling with a razor-thin majority.
Last month, for example, Kiley was among six Republicans who voted with Democrats to end President Donald Trump’s stepped-up tariffs on Canada, rebuking the president in the first of what could be several congressional challenges to his trade policies.
Spokespeople for Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Kiley’s decision.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Kiley noted that he did not give House GOP leaders a heads-up before ending his party membership.
Though he will be identified as an independent from California, Kiley said he will continue caucusing with Republicans because of “administrative purposes.” Committee assignments in the House run through party leadership. To remain in his committees, Kiley must be attached to one of the two parties.
Kiley told reporters, however, that his new designation “reflects the way that I have always approached my role as a representative.”
“I’ve always said I’ll be an independent voice for our district,” he said.
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