State Senator Robin Webb, a long -term legislature of the 18th district of the Senate Kentucky, announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party to join Republicans.
The decision is a significant political shift in one of the key rural districts of the state.
Senator Robin Webb is now Republican
Webb, which first entered politics by acquiring the seat of the State House in 1998, that its decision was formed by the resistance between its values and the Democratic Party.
In his statement, Webb said, “First of all, I am a mother, ranch and a lawyer with deep personal and professional roots in a coal country in Kentucky. Because the Democratic Party continues his exemption to the left and his hyperfocus on politicians that harm workforce and economic development in my region.
She added, “Even though it’s a cliché, it’s true: I didn’t leave the party – the party left me.”
Its defection comes as a blow of the Democratic Party in Kentucky, which historically relied on the support of the working class voters in rural and coal.
The Democratic Party officials responded rapidly. Party chairman Colmon Elridge criticized this step and said: “Senator Webb has decided to join a political party that is currently working continuously to take health care from more than a million Kentuckians, delete our country hospitals, remove food from the Kentucky table and withdraws sources from our public schools.
Meanwhile, Republicans welcomed Webb with open arms. The President of the Republican State Robert Benvenuti appreciated its decision and marked its practical approach to legislation and a deep commitment to its voters.
Switch could have wider consequences as Governor Andy Beshear, Democrat, who has recently been re -elected, considers the potential presidential run in 2028. Webb’s departure signals another challenge for the party because he is preparing for the election term 2026.
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