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Yes, generally this is true. In the early days of our government, before the current political parties were established, it may have occurred that a secretary of state was from a different party: for example, by many accounts, George Washington was not identified with a specific party, but his secretary of state, Thomas Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. But in modern times, presidents do tend to choose their secretary of state from the same party. Other members of the cabinet, however, may be from the opposing party.

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