FIRST ON FOX: Fed-up Democrat switches parties, flees to GOP after her party 'crucified' her over key issue.
Georgia state House of RepresentativesMesha Mainor – a Democrat who has represented District 56 in the Georgia House since January 2021 – announced the decision shortly before noon Tuesday that she will switch her"When I decided to stand up on behalf of disadvantaged children in support of school choice, my Democrat colleagues didn’t stand by me," Mainor explained of her decision in a statement to Fox News Digital."They crucified me.
Mainor made clear that her work across party lines will continue after she switches parties, saying she has"never hesitated to work across the aisle to deliver results for my community and the people I was elected to represent. And that won't change." "I support school choice, parent rights and opportunities for children to thrive, especially those that are marginalized and tend to fail in school," Mainor said at the time."The Democrats at the [Georgia State] Capitol took a hard position and demanded every Democrat vote against children and for the teachers union. I voted yes for parents and yes for children, not failing schools.
Mainor made clear that her work across party lines will continue after she switches parties, saying she has"never hesitated to work across the aisle to deliver results for my community and the people I was elected to represent." Mainor's speech took a personal turn when she accused her colleagues of being upset that she stood up for her principles.
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