![Arlen Specter, former US Senator from Pennsylvania - Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. He wrote in his 2009 statement, "While I have been comfortable being a Republican, my Party has not defined who I am. ...I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary. [but] I will not be an automatic 60th vote for cloture."](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2015/08/07/Specter-frame_s878x509.jpg?3f7089e8239f7a24046251af19c1462eaa287c18)
Arlen Specter, former US Senator from Pennsylvania - Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. He wrote in his 2009 statement, "While I have been comfortable being a Republican, my Party has not defined who I am. ...I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary. [but] I will not be an automatic 60th vote for cloture."
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