Changing Political Parties (with Rep. Stephanie Clayton)

Pantsuit Politics

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🗓️ 12 April 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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We talk with Kansas House of Representatives member Stephanie Clayton, who switched political parties last year. Stephanie shares with us what that process looked like for her and her motivations behind it. Plus, the response of her constituents might surprise you. You can follow Rep. Clayton on Twitter @SSCJoCoKs. Can't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Come see us at the Pasta & Politics dinner in Fort Myers, Florida tonight, April 12 or at Florence Christian Church in Florence, KY on April 27 for a discussion about how churches can lead and facilitate grace-filled political conversations. You can also buy Pantsuit Politics merch! We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page. Thanks to our sponsors: the American Beverage Association and Express VPN. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I distinctly remembered having a little bit of unsureness even then with registering as
0:06.8	a Republican and my father said, well, you'll definitely want to register as a Republican
0:12.1	so you can vote all the crazy people out in the primaries.
0:18.2	This is Sarah from the Left and Beth from the Right.
0:20.8	You're listening to Pantsy Politics, they're shouting, no insults, plenty of applause.
0:30.0	Hello everyone on today's episode, we are going to talk with Representative Stephanie
0:45.6	Clayton.
0:46.6	Stephanie Clayton serves the 19th District in Kansas's House of Representatives and we
0:53.8	thought she would be such a fascinating guest because she was elected as a Republican
0:58.6	in 2013 but announced that she was changing her party affiliation in December of 2018.
1:06.3	So we're going to let her tell you that story and hope that you enjoy hearing about her
1:09.9	journey.
1:10.9	This is a good introduction because later this month we're going to be diving into the
1:14.2	history of the political parties a little bit and talking about what role they serve today.
1:18.6	So enjoy our conversation with Representative Clayton.
1:22.0	We are here with Representative Stephanie Clayton of Kansas, Representative Clayton.
1:26.4	Thank you so much for joining us.
1:27.7	You're really excited to talk with you.
1:29.7	Well thank you, I'm excited to talk with you too.
1:31.8	We've been talking about political parties and you have a really interesting experience.
1:36.7	You are elected to the Kansas Legislature as a Republican and quite a few years in switched
1:44.1	parties.
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