Georgia state Rep. Mesha Mainor center, speaks in the House Chamber at the Georgia Capitol, March 6, in Atlanta. Mainor announced on July 11 that she was switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, saying Democrats had driven her out for refusing to follow party orthodoxy.
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Georgia state lawmaker switches from Democrat to Republican
A Georgia lawmaker who represents part of Atlanta in the state House of Representatives switched her party affiliation to Republican this week after repeatedly breaking with her former party on several key votes this session.
