{"id":1445476,"date":"2022-04-19T08:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445476"},"modified":"2022-04-19T08:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:45:41","slug":"the-democratic-party-left-me-lifelong-democrat-former-police-chief-changes-parties-makes-run-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-democratic-party-left-me-lifelong-democrat-former-police-chief-changes-parties-makes-run-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Democratic Party Left Me\u2019: Lifelong Democrat, Former Police Chief Changes Parties, Makes Run For Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-democratic-party-left-me-lifelong-democrat-former-police-chief-changes-parties-makes-run-for-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1445476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/IMG_5915.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A former New York police chief and longtime Democrat says he is so disgusted with the contempt members of his party have for cops that he is running for Congress as a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rochester Police Chief La\u2019Ron Singletary, who is vying to represent the Empire State\u2019s 25th Congressional District, told The Daily Wire he can no longer support the Democrat Party because of its anti-police rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe demonization, the demoralization, and the defunding the police rhetoric from the Democratic Party, coupled with other ideologies the Democratic Party started to take on caused me to leave the party,\u201d said Singletary, 42. \u201cThe Democratic Party was no longer the party that I knew it to be, and no longer the party of my parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Echoing the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/article\/0,28804,1894529_1894528_1894518,00.html\">remarks<\/a>\u00a0of another lifelong Democrat who left for the GOP, former President Ronald Reagan, Singletary told The Daily Wire he \u201cdidn\u2019t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live in a country that allows us to change political parties if we no longer agree with the party\u2019s beliefs,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen politicians put politics before people, it\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Singletary made national headlines two years ago when he stood up to now-ousted Democrat Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mayor-gutted-dept-in-the-name-of-politics-officers-community-speak-out-after-entire-rochester-command-staff-resign\">accused<\/a> of mishandling the racially charged death of black man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released\">Daniel Prude<\/a>\u00a0and seemingly attempted to pin the blame on the police chief.<\/p>\n<p>Singletary announced his resignation from his post on Sept. 8, 2020, and his entire command staff went with him, in a clear rebuke of Warren. The then-mayor fired Singletary after his resignation announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a man of integrity, I will not sit idly by while outside entities attempt to destroy my character,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whec.com\/rochester-new-york-news\/rpd-chief-larsquoron-singletary-retires-amid-protests\/5855709\/\">said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Singletary later sued Warren and the City of Rochester for defamation of character, creating a hostile work environment, and wrongful and retaliatory termination. The episode, Singletary said, left him determined to serve the public on his own terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy desire, my commitment, and my passion to serve has not wavered,\u201d Singletary said, reflecting on the saga.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2022\/02\/27\/laron-singeltary-former-rochester-ny-police-chief-settlement-fired-daniel-prude-running-congress\/6963712001\/\">settled<\/a> in February, with Singletary being awarded $75,000 and\u00a0the restoration of his health benefits.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFor me, it was about the principle of the matter and clearing my name,\u201d he said. \u201cYou only have one reputation and when it\u2019s under attack, you must stand up and fight, especially when you are right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the filing against Warren and the city, Singletary said that he \u201crepeatedly refused to lie for Mayor Warren,\u201d adding that \u201cpressure to support Mayor Warren\u2019s narrative also came from other city officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trouble has followed Warren in the wake of the Prude incident, with the former mayor pleading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-campaign-finance-crime-satisfies-gun-child-endangerment-charges\">guilty<\/a> to a campaign finance crime and having her home the target of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-mayors-home-raided-in-connection-to-major-drug-bust-husband-hit-with-gun-drug-charges\">drug raid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Singletary, a lifelong Rochester resident, declined to comment on Warren\u2019s troubles other than to note advice he\u2019s given to countless young officers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI always told police recruits that we all have varying degrees of intelligence, it\u2019s judgment that will land us in precarious situations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now that he\u2019s switched parties, Singletary mused that the events of the last two years may have simply driven him to where he always belonged.\u00a0He recalled growing up in a Democrat-identifying household, but one whose values seem a poor match for today\u2019s version of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile growing up in a democratic household, I\u2019ve always held conservative values,\u201d he told The Daily Wire. \u201cI grew up in the church and my parents ingrained in me that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was Singletary\u2019s father who encouraged him to pursue his love of police work at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother was the athlete, so my dad bought him all the sports equipment there was,\u201d Singletary said. \u201cI wanted to be a cop, so my dad bought me a police radio from Radio Shack.\u00a0\u00a0I would ride my bike throughout city neighborhoods, scanner attached to my belt buckle, going from call-to-call. I would arrive on the call, watch the officers handle the situation from afar, and when they were done, walk up to them, introduce myself, and proceed to ask a ton of questions.\u00a0It was the best thing in the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-entire-rochester-command-force-police-chief-resign-over-daniel-prude-case\">Entire Rochester Command Staff, Police Chief Resign Over Daniel Prude\u00a0Case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-mayor-who-triggered-entire-command-force-to-quit-sued-by-chief-she-fired\">Democrat Mayor Who Triggered Entire Command Force To Quit Sued By Chief She\u00a0Fired<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mayor-gutted-dept-in-the-name-of-politics-officers-community-speak-out-after-entire-rochester-command-staff-resign\">Mayor \u2018Gutted\u2019 Dept. \u2018In The Name Of Politics\u2019: Officers, Community Speak Out After Entire Rochester Command Staff\u00a0Resign<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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