Steven Klebek stated in an April interview that he is no longer a Democrat and is now a Libertarian Republican.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
No source reports Klebek saying he is no longer a Democrat or calling himself a Libertarian Republican. The April coverage that exists (Fox 11, via the Megyn Kelly podcast summary) concerns his falling out with Swalwell, not a party switch, and the claimant's own passage cannot corroborate the claim.
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… Um, he did do an interview with the media in April, this guy Klubek, and take a look at what he said after he kicked Eric Swallwell out. He's like, I had no idea that this guy was a scumbag. I got rid of him. In fact, I'm so disgusted by him, I'm not even a Democrat anymore. I'm a Libertarian Republican, he claimed, is what he told the media. Cut to what we just wrapped up: a one-on-one interview with Stephen Klubek. At one point, he was running for governor of California, but he dropped out to endorse Eric Swallwell, a decision he clearly regrets. You suspect this at all? No, I was blown away. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. A 2026-10-28 podcast summary reports that Klebek told Fox 11 in April that his friendship with Swalwell was over, but it says nothing about his party affiliation.[1]
Context. The claimant's post asserts the party switch and attributes it to a April media interview, but the post is not evidence and no independent source confirms the statement.
Context. Other sources in the set (party-switch lists, state party guides, unrelated transcripts and news clips) do not mention Klebek or any statement about his party identification.[2][3][4][5]
Sources
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- 1Midterms Early Voting Signs, Former Swalwell Ally Raided ...podscripts.co · not rated · cited for: context
- 2List of American politicians who switched parties in office - Wikiwandwikiwand.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3Colorado Politics: Elections, Candidates & Officeholders - Politics1politics1.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4CNN.com - Transcriptstranscripts.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Quorum Report: News Clipsquorumreport.com · not rated · cited for: context
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