Virginia sheriff ditches Democratic Party over 'defund the police' calls: 'You get what you pay for'
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Sheriff Chip Shuler of Virginia's Smyth County has reportedly become the third elected law enforcement official to call it quits with the Democratic Party due to a "relentless attack on law enforcement by Democrats in Richmond and Washington."
WJHL notes that Shuler, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 as a Democrat, filed a Republican Party membership application last month, which was unanimously approved by the Smyth County Republican Committee. "I congratulate Sheriff Shuler on taking this bold move to leave the Democratic Party and join the Republican Party," Smyth County Republican Party chairman Adam Tolbert told WJHL. "We are thrilled to have him as a member of the Republican Party in Smyth County."More Related News