Another Democrat has switched to the Republican Party! New Jersey Councilman David Kupfershmid has announced he is switching to the Republican Party after being a lifelong Democrat. Kupfershmid quickly showed his allegiance to the Republican Party too. New Jersey Globe provided a deeper report on the councilman’s move and how he proved his allegiance to his new party: Saying the Democratic Party has moved too far to the left, a councilman in a small Bergen County town has switched to the Republican Party and endorsed GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli. Alpine Councilman David Kupferschmid, now the council’s sole Republican, said the Democratic Party is “unrecognizable” to him, and critiqued New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. “The Democrat Party does not represent us anymore,” Kupferschmid said. “With my switch, I will now be the first Republican on the council in more than 20 years. I hope that this is the beginning of a resurgence for the Republican Party in Alpine where alternate voices are much needed on the governing body.” Kupferschmid first won election to the council in 2023 and is up for re-election next year. Ciattarelli won Alpine by about 18 percentage points in 2021, and President Donald Trump won by almost 13 percentage points last fall. Despite recent Republican victories, the borough council continues to be dominated by Democrats — a Republican hasn’t won an election to the council in at least 20 years. Alpine, with about 1,750 residents, is Bergen County’s third-smallest town. “While Sherrill refuses to denounce the far left radicals in her party, Jack Ciattarelli has been appealing to all sides with a common sense message that includes putting the brakes on over-development and cleaning up crime, both of which are critical issues for Alpine,” Kupferschmid said. The mayor of the Bergen County town of Garfield also switched to the Republican Party to endorse Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli faces Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in next month’s election to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. NEW JERSEY NEWS DEMOCRAT councilman in Alpine NJ, David Kupferschmid has SWITCHED parties to Republican -> and has officially endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for Governor David is now the first Republican councilman in Alpine in 25+ years More NJ Dems are jumping ship weekly pic.twitter.com/n0iNCUuk1s — Michael Casey (@MichaelCasey_) October 22, 2025 Live 5 News reported a top South Carolina Democrat also switched parties: South Carolina Democrats are losing a powerful member of the party as First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced on Thursday that he is switching parties. This decision leaves just three Democrats holding solicitor titles across the state, with the Republicans holding the other 13. South Carolina Democrats are losing a powerful member of the party. Republicans hold the other 13. The announcement was made at a Dorchester County GOP dinner at the Summerville Country Club. Pascoe was joined by Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson from Charleston, Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone out of the Colleton County area and Dorchester County Sheriff Sam Richardson, to name just a few notable Republicans attending the event.