She says she's tired of being pressured by Democrats to blindly support their policies.
A Democratic state senator is switching parties to become a Republican in the far-left state of California.
Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil had flipped the seat in the 4th Senate District from red to blue, but according to a Politico report, she's changing her political affiliation.
'I don’t tend to follow the race train. I’m looking at society as a whole.'
Alvarado-Gil has been known as a moderate Democrat who has challenged the Democratic Party on many issues, including bills related to retail theft, a growing concern in California.
