44 years a Republican, 1 year an Independent, today I’m joining the Democratic Party
7 min readOct 6, 2018
This was not an easy decision to make. Politics is like one’s religion, you just don’t change it unless you have a moment of clarity and realize you are on the wrong path. My family’s involvement in the GOP goes all the way back to the mid-1850s and the start of the GOP in Illinois.