[DOC] [TLE] Jesse Helms - Wikipedia [PAR] Helms was the longest-serving popularly elected Senator in North Carolina's 
history. He was widely credited with shifting the one-party state into a competitive
... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Jeffords - Wikipedia [PAR] James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (May 11, 1934  August 18, 2014) was a U.S. 
Senator from Vermont. Sworn in to the Senate in 1989, he served as a 
Republican until 2001, when he left the party ... Political party, Republican (
before 2001) .... Jeffords' party switch made him only the second Senator from 
Vermont to caucus with... [DOC] [TLE] Joe Manchin - Wikipedia [PAR] Joseph "Joe" Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is the senior United States 
Senator from West Virginia. Manchin, a member of the Democratic Party, served 
as the Governor of West ... Political party, Democratic. Spouse(s) ... His father and 
his grandfather both once served as Mayor of Farmington, West Virginia. His 
uncle... [DOC] [TLE] Party switching in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] In the United States politics, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a 
partisan public figure, usually one who is currently holding elected office. Use of 
the term "party switch" can also connote a transfer of held power in an elected 
governmental body from one party to another. .... 1970  Jesse Helms, later U.S. 
Senator from North Carolina (19732003)... [DOC] [TLE] Former N.C. Senator and conservative firebrand Jesse Helms dies ... [PAR] Jul 4, 2008 ... Raleigh, N.C.  Jesse Helms, the firebrand United States senator whose ... in 
1950, when he worked on the U.S. Senate campaign of segregationist ... He won 
his first public office in 1957, serving one term on the Raleigh City Council, ... His 
switch to the Republican Party in 1970 paved the way for many... [DOC] [TLE] 2006 | Raleigh Hall Of Fame [PAR] Judge George Foust Bason, a life-long resident of Raleigh, believed that every 
child ... of North Carolina, served as law clerk for a U.S. District Court Judge, and 
worked as an ... Once on the Council, Block was a vigorous supporter of 
Raleigh's .... Helms changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in 
1970, and... [DOC] [TLE] American National Biography Online: Helms, Jesse, Jr. [PAR] Helms, Jesse, Jr. (18 Oct. 1921-4 July 2008), U.S. senator and conservative 
ideologue, ... and became a news reporter and assistant city editor for the 
Raleigh Times, ... worked as Smith's administrative assistant and right-hand man, 
serving in ... A lifelong Democrat, Helms switched to the Republican Party in 
1970 and, two... [DOC] [TLE] A Dream Undone - The New York Times [PAR] Jul 29, 2015 ... Only about one-quarter of eligible black voters in the South were registered that 
... to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly since Reconstruction. .... The 
law survived the longest filibuster in Senate history, by Strom ... left the 
Democratic Party entirely, switching his allegiance to the Republicans. [DOC] [TLE] Jesse Helms, John McCain and the Mark of the White Hands | The ... [PAR] Jul 5, 2008 ... Long after his contemporaries abandoned old Jim Crow, Helms kept ... While 
Helms served thirty years in the Senate, his tenure on Capitol Hill ... for the strong 
racist streak that articulated his politics and almost all of ... Helms make the switch 
to the party of Ronald Reagan, George Bush and John McCain. [DOC] [TLE] Jesse Helms - Conservapedia [PAR] Sep 16, 2016 ... Helms, throughout his tenure as United States Senator was known for his ... Like 
most conservative politicians who eschew political correctness, ... In 1939, Helms 
quit Wake Forest to work as a journalist on the Raleigh News and Observer. ... In 
1970, Helms left the Democratic party for the Republican party,... [DOC] [TLE] Bernie Sanders, the Socialist Mayor of Burlington, Vermont - The ... [PAR] Oct 5, 2015 ... Subscribe to The Atlantic's Politics & Policy Daily, a roundup of ideas ... offer it to

Question: This long-serving senator who switched parties in 1970 once worked as a Raleigh political reporter
Answer: Jesse Helms