<p>Rep. Kevin Kiley is ditching the Republican Party and re-registering as an independent, but he still plans to caucus with the party facing a razor-thin majority in the House.</p>
<p>Republicans now hold just 217 seats, and Kiley’s exit makes him the only member of the House not registered under any party.</p>
<p>Kiley is running in California’s Sixth Congressional District this November, and he currently represents the 3rd Congressional District. Kiley was heavily impacted by Prop. 50&#8217;s passage last year, which instituted mid-decade redistricting in favor of five Democratic-leaning seats in the Golden State.</p>
<p>“Gerrymandering is a plague on democracy, one that Gavin Newsom has brought back to California. But there’s a way we can fight back and protect our democracy from his partisan games: by removing partisanship from the equation. Today, I filed for reelection as ‘No Party Preference,’” Kiley posted to X on Friday.</p>
<p>“This means I will not have a party affiliation on the ballot or as an officeholder. That’s how it already is with most offices in our state: mayors, city councilors, school board members, county supervisors, sheriffs, and DAs are all nonpartisan,” he continued.</p>
<p>On Monday, he said that he’s &#8220;asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster,” according to <a href="https://x.com/kate_santaliz/status/2031053849016828317?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>. However, he did not inform Republican leadership ahead of his decision on Friday, <a href="https://x.com/casssemyon/status/2031054700426985473?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spectrum News DC</a> reported.</p>
<p>The congressman has sponsored legislation to end mid-decade redistricting at the federal level, saying in an August statement that it would &#8220;stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across the country.”</p>
<p>Kiley took office in 2023 after being endorsed by President Donald Trump in 2022, after several years as a foe of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats as a state assemblyman in Sacramento. The congressman voted in agreement with the president 98.3% of the time in 2025, according to VoteHub.</p>
<p>The Cook Political Report currently ranks both the third and sixth districts as “Solid Democrat” in the upcoming election, as Prop. 50 allows for a more Democrat-friendly redraw until the formal redistricting process occurs after the 2030 census.</p>
<p>The report ranks 18 House races as “toss-ups” this election cycle, with 14 others considered “Lean Democrat” and 4 considered “Lean Republican.” Both parties are expected to pour a hefty amount of financial resources into the hotly competitive districts in order to keep the majorities for the remainder of Trump&#8217;s presidency.</p>
<p>Mid-decade redistricting took place in several other states this year, including Texas, which added five Republican-favored seats.</p>
<p>On April 21, Virginia will also be voting on an amendment to allow for mid-decade redistricting intended to favor Democrats.</p>

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