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A lot of people like me who worked in Republican politics had a personal set of beliefs on issues that were at variance with…

— Steve Schmidt

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.

— Alphonso Jackson

I am still a Republican. I have not changed that.

— Lisa Murkowski

Certainly the Republican Party changed and I never changed, as I became an independent my values never changed whether it's on fiscal responsibility, environment…

— Lincoln Chafee

I didn't want to engage in a campaign where I was defending myself on those issues at every turn, so I just decided that…

— Rodney Alexander

I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn't agree with what…

— Jesse Helms

I have been a Republican as long as I can remember.

— Max Boot

I have been a Republican since 1966.

— Arlen Specter

I was a Democrat for a period of time early on. And then I was also an independent. And then I became a Republican.

— Donald Trump

That something that really concerns me because I have good reason to believe and be hopeful, rather, this was the best posture of any…

— Margaret Hoover

A couple people close to me became religious suddenly. It's a radical change, if you're going to make that leap of faith.

— Alex G

I was a Democrat before I was a Republican before I became an independent and I never changed my principles.

— Michael Bloomberg