Democratic California State Lawmaker Switches to Republican Party

Marie Alvarado-Gil said she switched to better serve her constituents, and that she was elected to serve the public and ‘not a political ideology’.

State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on July 10, 2023. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

A California state lawmaker announced on Thursday that she’s switching affiliation to the Republican Party in a bid to save the state from heading in the wrong direction under a Democratic supermajority.

State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, who represents the state’s fourth Senate district, said she joined the Senate Republican Caucus and party after deep reflection and to help “in their fight to fix California.”