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South Dakota House Democrat switches to Republican Party

A Democratic South Dakota state representative has changed her party registration to Republican, citing the party’s alignment with tribal sovereignty. State Rep. Peri Pourier, who had served in the state’s lower chamber as a Democrat since 2019, leaves the state’s Democrats with just five members to 65 Republicans. She called it a “strategic shift” in party affiliation in her Monday statement...