Former San Diego Mayor (and current SD Chamber of Commerce Director Jerry Sanders is walking away from the Republican Party, citing the Jan 6 insurrection. Other local politicians to leave the GOP include Mark Kersey, who became an independent when he was still on the San Diego City Council, Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, who won re-election as a Dem against a Republican challenger in 2020, former SD CIty Councilwoman Lorie Zapf, and La Mesa City Councilman Bill Baber left the GOP as did his former colleague, Kristine Alessio, who cited a “lack of ethics.”
(distilled from Voice of San Diego Morning Report today)
(distilled from Voice of San Diego Morning Report today)