Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif. Republican Rep. Kiley has announced his decision to leave the Republican Party and register as an Independent, effectively increasing House Speaker Mike Johnson's two-vote majority in the House of Representatives. The decision comes after Kiley's district was redrawn in the past decade, forcing him to run in more Democratic territory. He did not give party leadership a prior announcement but spoke with Johnson about continuing to caucus with the GOP. The switch is seen as a response to partisanship fueled by gerrymandering, which he believes is the best way to combat this.