Rep. Richard Hanna officially became the first Republican member of Congress to declare for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Tuesday — announcing his decision in an op-ed on NewYorkState.com.

“While I disagree with her on many issues, I will vote for Mrs. Clinton,” Hanna wrote. “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.”

Aside from immigration, Hanna shares Hillary Clinton’s position on crony capitalism and abortion.

Hanna left out of his op-ed that one of the many issues he has been committed to in the past is liberal immigration reform measures and an increase in the number of imported foreign workers.

“Now is the time for Congress to provide Upstate farmers with a modern, effective system to legally hire foreign workers for positions that otherwise would go unfilled,” Hanna said in a September 2013 official statement. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to not only complete a new Farm Bill but also reform our immigration laws so that New York farmers can feed our communities and export their products around the world for years to come.”

Hanna also bucked his party, even when most of the Establishment were still fighting, to allow President Obama’s executive amnesty to pass unimpeded during the 2015 Department of Homeland Security funding showdown.

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Indeed, Hanna is one of the most liberal members of the entire House GOP caucus. The political arm of the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation gives Hanna a 26 percent score on key conservative issues — the House GOP average is 67 percent.

Aside from immigration, Hanna shares Hillary Clinton’s position on crony capitalism and abortion.

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He opposed the closure of the Export-Import Bank, described as a pure edifice of crony capitalism by its critics, and voted against a May 2015 measure to outlaw abortion after 22 weeks of fetal age, when scientific consensus suggests an unborn child may be able to feel pain.

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Trumpeting the talking points of the Democratic party, Hanna alleged the GOP is demographically near death in his op-ed Tuesday.

“We have largely alienated women, Hispanics, the LGBT community, young voters, and many others in general,” Hanna wrote.

The line may be more political posturing for a liberal House member looking to flip parties than an observation rooted in reality. Donald Trump’s poll numbers among Hispanic voters have largely matched Mitt Romney’s at the same point of the election and Trump has made major inroads with LGBT voters.