West Virginia lawmaker leaves Democrats for GOP
Posted on AllSides April 17th, 2023
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Republican supermajority in West Virginia’s House of Delegates became more lopsided Monday after Del. Elliott Pritt switched from the Democratic Party, the state’s GOP leader said. Pritt, a teacher, is in his first term after defeating a Republican incumbent in the 2022 election. “I want to welcome Delegate Elliott Pritt to the Republican Party,” West Virginia Republican Party chairwoman Elgine McArdle said in a statement. “Like so many West Virginians, Delegate Pritt has recognized that the Democratic Party of today is not the Democratic Party that...
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