Louisiana state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe, who was elected as a Democrat in 2019 to District 18, has switched his party to Republican. LaCombe is the second Democrat to cross over the aisle to join the Republican Party in Louisiana in the last month.
LaCombe is the second Democrat to cross over the aisle to join the Republican Party in Louisiana in the last month.It wasn't clear what prompted LaCombe to switch parties, according to the Advocate, but his departure handed Republicans a veto-proof majority of 71. Democrats, who once dominated Louisiana politics, have seen sharp declines in their influence in recent years.
Louisiana state Rep. Francis Thompson left the Democratic Party in late March. Earlier this month, North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham joined the GOP, giving the state House a veto-proof majority. The Republican state Senate already had a veto-proof majority.
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