Moderate Republican State Rep. Jim Campbell has finally had it with the Maine Republican Party, led by the state’s two U.S. Senators, which has spent the better part of a year working to obstruct meaningful health care reform:

This move has been a long time coming for me. I have been very frustrated with the Republican Party in Maine, and nationally, for their failure to address the health care crisis in a meaningful way. Nobody has all the answers, but the Republican Party has none when it comes to health care reform.

This move is about the working people and our seniors who need action. I became a Republican because I believed the party stood for something. I hope to send a message to the Republican Party — and the Democratic Party — that enough is enough; it is time to stop blocking progress in the hope of partisan gain.

Rep. Campbell’s switch leaves the Maine House of Representatives with 95 Democrats, 55 Republicans and Campbell as the lone independent.