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Majority-to-minority party changes in the House

Albert Watson (SC) Switched to GOP in 1965
Peter Peyser (NY) Switched to GOP in April 1977
Ogden Reid (NY) Switched to Dem Party 03/22/72
Donald Riegle (MI) Switched to Dem Party in 1973
John Jarman (OK) Switched to GOP 1/24/75
Eugene Atkinson (PA) Switched to GOP in 1981
Bob Stump (AZ) Switched to GOP in 1982
Phil Gramm (TX) Switched to GOP in 1983
Andy Ireland (FL) Switched to GOP 7/05/84
Bill Grant (FL) Switched to GOP 2/21/89
Tommy Robinson (AR) Switched to GOP 7/28/89
Jimmy Hayes (LA) Switched to GOP 12/1/95
Mike Parker (MS) Switched to GOP 11/10/95
W.J. “Billy” Tauzin(LA) Switched to GOP 8/6/95
Greg Laughlin (TX) Switched to GOP 6/26/95
Nathan Deal (GA) Switched to GOP 4/10/95
Wes Watkins (OK Democrat in the House 1976-90, Switched to GOP 1996
Michael Forbes (NY) Switched to Democrats 7/17/99
Virgil Goode (VA) Dem. to Independent 1/24/00; Switched to GOP 8/1/02
Matthew Martinez (CA) Switched to GOP 7/26/00
Ralph Hall (TX) Switched to GOP 1/2/04
Rodney Alexander (LA) Switched to GOP 8/6/04
Parker Griffith (Ala.) Switched to GOP 12/22/09