California State Senator Abandons Radical Left, Joins GOP to Fight for True Californian Values
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California State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil has switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, making her the first sitting California State Senator to do so in the middle of a term.
Elected in 2022 as a Democrat, Alvarado-Gil now plans to run for re-election in 2026 as a Republican, representing a district primarily made up of conservative voters in California’s Sierra and Central Valley regions.
Alvarado-Gil’s decision comes after what she describes as deep disillusionment with the direction the Democrat Party has taken in recent years.
In her first interview since the switch, she told ‘The Issue Is’ host Elex Michaelson that the party has moved too far to the left,
