Rigell is one of a handful of Republican members of Congress who plans to vote against the party's nominee. | Getty Republican Rep. Scott Rigell backs Libertarian Johnson

Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell is opting for a third-party candidate.

Rigell, a Republican who is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, said in an interview with The New York Times that he will be voting for Gary Johnson, the candidate for the Libertarian Party. He is one of a handful of Republican members of Congress who plan to vote against their party's nominee.


“I’ve always said I will not vote for Donald Trump and I will not vote for Hillary Clinton,” Rigell told the Times. “I’m going to vote for the Libertarian candidate.”

On Tuesday, Rep. Richard Hanna of New York wrote in an op-ed for Syracuse.com that he will be voting for Clinton.

"Secretary Clinton has issues that depending on where one stands can be viewed as great or small. But she stands and has stood for causes bigger than herself for a lifetime," Hanna wrote. "That matters. Mrs. Clinton has promoted many of the issues I have been committed to over the years including expanding education and supporting women's health care."

Later in the week, Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he, too, wouldn't back Trump.

Rigell also said many Republican candidates have asked him for advice and that he expects more GOP members of Congress and local Republican officials to possibly not vote for Trump.

Though Rigell said he still considers himself a Republican, he said he would become an independent if the Republican Party becomes synonymous with Trump's ideas beyond the election.