Former Blue County Sheriff Unleashes On Dems After Switching Parties: 'party Of Paid Protests'

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is now a registered Republican aft leaving nan Democratic Party.

"As of today, I’m leaving nan statement of paid protests, purple hair, and pronouns. And I’m joining nan statement of faith, family, and state — nan Republican Party," Villanueva told nan Unite Inland Empire Conservative Conference connected Saturday.

"Today I announced ending 44 years arsenic a registered Dem and joining nan [GOP] Time to make [California] purple again!" he posted to X.

The erstwhile sheriff led nan ample bluish county’s section from 2018 to 2022, arsenic he was defeated by a important separator by Sheriff Robert Luna successful 2022.

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Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva specifications his accomplishments during a property convention astatine nan Hall of Justice wherever he conceded nan predetermination to Robert Luna.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The move was met pinch unfastened arms by Republican leaders successful nan Golden State.

"I near nan [California Democratic] Party erstwhile I saw it nary longer stood for nan values I was raised with: individual responsibility, nationalist safety, and freedom. [Alex Villanueva] made nan aforesaid call. It takes courage, but it's nan correct move. Welcome to our activity to reconstruct communal sense!" California Republican Party Chairwoman Corrin Rankin posted to X.

"[Alex Villanueva], you are not alone. Many classical liberals person noticed that [the California Democratic Party] has mislaid their way, and that they champion crime and criminals. You don't *need* to beryllium a Republican to ballot for sanity, but it helps," Roxanne Hoge, chairwoman of nan Republican Party of Los Angeles, posted to X.

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Los Angeles, CA - November 15: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva speaks to nan media astir his clip arsenic Sheriff during a property convention wherever he conceded to erstwhile Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna successful Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022. (Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Some critics of nan erstwhile former sheriff welcomed nan move distant from nan party.

"Not a surprise. Hasn’t been a DEM. Votes for him successful ‘18, regretted it & happily helped ballot him retired successful ‘22. At slightest we won’t person to spot him again successful elected agency now pinch statement switch," podcaster Scott Moore posted.

"The democrats person selected nan Wu Tang Clan. Republicans tin person Villanueva," Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo posted.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks to journalists successful a property convention to denote Steve Soboroff (left) to lead L.A.'s wildfire rebuilding and betterment efforts connected January 17, 2025 successful Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

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Republicans are still acold down Democrats successful statement registration numbers successful nan Golden State, but location is simply a consciousness of ambition and optimism among statement leaders successful nan authorities up of nan 2026 midterms, particularly arsenic 3 seats successful nan Democrat supermajority legislature went from bluish to reddish successful November, according to CalMatters.

In Los Angeles County alone, governmental tensions stay precocious aft nan devesting aftermath of nan Pacific Palisades occurrence arsenic a callback effort against Mayor Karen Bass is ongoing.