State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil said in a video announcement, “The Democratic Party is not the party that I signed up for decades ago.”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A moderate California Democrat ic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party while criticizing her former party's leadership and policies.State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil said she had long been a Democrat , but she and the Democrat ic Party no longer have the same values since she was elected in 2022.
“Her record on tackling crime, protecting communities from sexually violent predators, and prioritizing her constituents speaks for itself.”Her defection gives Republicans nine votes in the 40-member Senate, still well under the majority they need to control the chamber. Democrats hold supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate at the Capitol.State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire said her decision “is disappointing for voters” who elected her in 2022.
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