The Forward Party Podcast EP17 - Kevin Kiley's Path From Republican to Independent in Congress Today

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What happens when a sitting member of Congress decides that answering to his constituents matters more than answering to a political party? On this episode of The Forward Party Podcast , hosts Lindsey Drath, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, and Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey sit down with Congressman Kevin Kiley , who made the unusual decision to leave the Republican Party and run for Congress as an independent. Kiley’s decision was driven by his experience with partisan gridlock and gerrymandering . When California’s redistricting process split his former congressional district into six different pieces, he faced a choice: pursue a newly created safe Republican district or run in a bluer district as an…