After that defeat, he switched affiliation to the Republican Party.

Strong switched to the Republican Party soon after taking the bench.

He then switched back to the Republican Party a year later.

He abandoned a re-election campaign a few months ago to run for mayor, switching to the Republican Party.

He recently switched to the Republican Party from the Democratic, in order to make the race.

But two of the state's seven House members have switched to the Republican Party in the last six months.

Bishop switched to the Republican Party before the election in 2006.

After choosing not to seek a second term, he switched back to the Republican Party to run in 1994.

He only switched to the Republican Party, they point out, to run for mayor in a less crowded field.

After his congressional service, he switched to the Republican Party.