RINOs Who Left Office in 2021, 2022, and 2023
Lost Republican Primary:
House of Representatives:
Former Rep. Liz Cheney
Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler
Former Rep. Tom Rice
Former Rep. Rodney Davis
Former Rep. Billy Long (Ran for Senate in Missouri)
Former Rep. David McKinley
Former Rep. Peter Meijer
Former Rep. Steven Palazzo (Lost runoff)
Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn
Former Rep. Mo Brooks (Ran for Senate in Alabama)
Pennsylvania State Senator:
Former State Sen. Jake Corman (Ran for PA Governor in 2022.)
Arizona State Senators:
Former State Senator Michelle Ugenti Rita (Ran for Sec. of State in Arizona.)
Retired/Resigned/Left Office (Left Office 2021-2023):
House of Representatives:
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Former Rep. Trey Hollingsworth
Former Rep. Van Taylor (Withdrew from primary)
Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Former Rep. Anthony Gonzalez
Former Rep. Chris Jacobs
Former Rep. John Katko
Former Rep. Fred Keller
Former Rep. Tom Reed
Former Rep. Fred Upton
Former Rep. Rick Allen
Former Rep. Kevin Brady
Former Rep. Chris Stewart
Former Rep. Devin Nunes
Senate:
Former Sen. Pat Toomey
Former Sen. Ben Sasse
Former Sen. Jim Inhofe
Former Sen. Roy Blunt
Former Sen. Richard Burr
Former Sen. Rob Portman
Former Sen. Richard Shelby
Governors:
Former Gov. Charlie Baker
Massachusetts Republican Committee:
Former Vice chairman of the Republican State Committee Tom Mountain (Resigned in 2021)
Former Massachusetts Republican Committee Member Janet Leombruno
Massachusetts State Representatives:
Former State Rep. Timothy Whelan
Former State Rep. Sheila Harrington
Former State Rep. Leonard Mirra
Former State Rep. Shawn Dooley
Lieutenant Governor:
Former Lt. Governor Karyn Polito
Arizona State Senators:
Former State Senator Paul Boyer
New Hampshire State Senate:
Former State Sen. John Reagan
Expelled from the House of Representatives in 2023:
Former Rep. George Santos
Died in 2022:
House of Representatives:
Former Rep. Jackie Walorski
Former Rep. Don Young
Lost the General Election:
House of Representatives:
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (New York Governor's race)
Former Rep. Steve Chabot
Massachusetts State Representatives:
Former State Rep. Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette (Lost bid for Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District in 2022)
Term Limited:
Former Gov. Larry Hogan
Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson
Former Gov. Doug Ducey
Michigan State Representative:
Former Rep. Steve Johnson
Michigan State Senator:
Former State Sen. Mike Shirkey