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James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent and began caucusing with the Democrats .
Aug 19, 2014 · Once a Republican who supported abortion rights, gay rights and the National Endowment for the Arts, Senator Jeffords shook up the political landscape when he left the party in 2001.
Aug 18, 2014 · Jim Jeffords, who shifted the balance of power in the Senate when he bolted from the Republican Party in 2001, died on Monday. The former Vermont lawmaker had been in declining health and died...
Aug 18, 2014 · Jim Jeffords was a lifelong moderate Republican who became an independent in 2001, changing the balance of power in the Senate. He served Vermont in various roles for 40 years, from the state Senate to the U.S. House and Senate.
Aug 18, 2014 · Inside the Senate chamber, an even bigger storm was brewing -- James Jeffords, the venerable patrician Senator from Vermont, had informed Democratic and Republican party leaders that he was...
Aug 19, 2014 · Jeffords died Monday at a military retirement residence in Washington, D.C., according to Diane Derby, a former press secretary and family spokeswoman.
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Aug 18, 2014 · Jeffords was a moderate Republican who became an independent and switched parties in 2001, changing the balance of power in the Senate. He served more than 30 years in Congress, supporting education, environment and disability rights.
