"Kmiec did not ask the president to intervene, but instead expressing his continued confidence in the president's leadership, resigned effective May 31, 2011.In a January 2014 Facebook post, Kmiec declared himself an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 26th congressional district, while simultaneously expressing his interest in running as the Democratic party candidate for Vice-President of the United States in the event Hillary Clinton were to receive that party's presidential nomination.