Kentucky Clerk In Gay Marriage Dispute Switches to the Republican Party

A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them. --Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, 50, who has said her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian prevent her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, said they had changed parties last week. She was a long-time Democrat in eastern Kentucky.

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Louisiana State Senator's "Why I Am a Republican" video generating buzz

KSLA TV, June 18, 2013 - Opelousas Senator Elbert Guillory made headlines when he switched from the Democratic Party to Republican in late May as he accepted the "Frederick Douglass" award from the @Large Conference, a group dedicated to recruiting black conservatives. Douglass was a 19th-century abolitionist and a hero to black Americans. ✧ On Sunday, he released a video explaining the move and urging others to join him in "abandoning the government plantation and the party of disappointment."

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Sat. March 14: Lincoln Day/Oregon Celebration Dinner

You're invited to celebrate with Linn and Benton County Republicans for Lincoln’s 200th Birthday & Oregon’s 150th Birthday on Saturday, March 14, 2009 with honorary guest speakers Oregon's U.S. Representative Greg Walden and Oregon House Republican Leader, Bruce Hanna. For all the details, please click our LINCOLN DAY DINNER page! Read More......