On the Hill
August 2, 2002 - Congressman Virgil Goode (R-Va.)
officially joined the Republican Party on Aug. 1. Rep. Goode
became an Independent in January 2000 after serving as a Democrat
since 1997.
Representative James Traficant (D-Ohio) was expelled from
the House of Representatives July 24 by a vote of 420-1 following
his conviction on federal bribery, tax evasion and racketeering
charges in April and a subsequent recommendation for expulsion
by the House Committee on Official Conduct (Ethics Committee).
The party breakdown in the House is now 223 Republicans,
210 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 1 vacancy.
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