{"id":1970159,"date":"2023-07-11T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T23:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lawmaker-switches-to-republican-after-feuding-with-former-democrat-colleagues-over-school-choice-policing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T19:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T23:38:31","slug":"georgia-lawmaker-switches-to-republican-after-feuding-with-former-democrat-colleagues-over-school-choice-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lawmaker-switches-to-republican-after-feuding-with-former-democrat-colleagues-over-school-choice-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia lawmaker switches party to Republican after disputes with former Democrat colleagues over school choice and policing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fgeorgia-lawmaker-switches-to-republican-after-feuding-with-former-democrat-colleagues-over-school-choice-policing%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=1970159&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 class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0711\/f263bf26-b181-4ae5-adf3-762adc9c8b00\/audio.mp3?length=3329325&#038;duration=277\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A member of the Georgia state House of Representatives has made a bold move by switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Rep. Meisha Mainor broke with her former party over important issues like school choice and policing.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, Ms. Mainor expressed her decision, saying, &#8220;My name is Rep. Meisha Mainor and today I made the decision to leave the Democrat Party. I represent a blue district in the city of Atlanta so this wasn&#8217;t a political decision for me. It was a MORAL one. I will NEVER apologize for being a black woman with a mind of my own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Mainor&#8217;s departure from the Democratic Party came after disagreements over school choice legislation and support for police funding. Earlier this year, she was the only Democrat who voted in favor of a bill that aimed to provide $6,500 vouchers for students at underperforming schools, allowing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-sen-bill-cassidy-this-admin-is-betraying-the-most-vulnerable-children-in-the-country\/\" title=\"La. Sen. Bill Cassidy: This admin. is betraying the most vulnerable children in the country\">attend private schools<\/a> or be homeschooled. Unfortunately, the bill did not pass.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ms. Mainor was one of three Democrats who voted in favor of HB 286, a bill that limits the ability of county governing authorities to rapidly reduce funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matters-most-prominent-chapter-launches-drive-targeting-police-unions\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter\u2019s Most Prominent Chapter Launches Drive Targeting Police Unions\">local police forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her decision, Ms. Mainor stated, &#8220;When I decided to stand up on behalf of disadvantaged children in support of school choice, my Democrat colleagues didn&#8217;t stand by me. They crucified me. When I decided to stand up in support of safe communities and refused to support efforts to defund the police, they didn&#8217;t back me. They abandoned me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia Republican Party warmly welcomed Rep. Mainor&#8217;s party switch, expressing their excitement to collaborate with her in advocating for hardworking Georgians. They emphasized their commitment to empowering parents, ensuring safety, and providing economic opportunities for all.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Georgia Democratic Party viewed Rep. Mainor&#8217;s switch as a betrayal of her constituents. They believe that her district deserves a representative who will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lawmaker-switches-to-republican-after-feuding-with-former-democrat-colleagues-over-school-choice-policing\/\" title=\"Georgia lawmaker switches party to Republican after disputes with former Democrat colleagues over school choice and policing.\">prioritize high-quality public education<\/a> and serve the people rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/departing-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-intends-to-stay-in-public-service\/\" title=\"Departing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Intends to 'Stay in Public Service'\">personal political ambitions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lawmakers Switching Sides<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Mainor is not the only Democratic state legislator to have switched sides recently. Several Democratic state lawmakers have joined the Republican party this year.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Republicans gained a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives after Democrat Rep. Francis Thompson switched party affiliations. This shift has given Republicans a supermajority in both houses of the Louisiana state legislature, potentially impacting the<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the people of Georgia and believe that the Republican Party aligns better with my values. I am committed to advocating for school choice and supporting law enforcement. This decision was not made lightly, but I believe it is the right path for me to better serve my constituents.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1759,"featured_media":1970160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1759"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}