State Rep. David Hillman, an Almyra farmer recently elected as a Democrat to a third term, announced today that he was switching to the Republican Party, giving the GOP 75 of the 100 House seats.
Jeff Rollins, seeking to be one of 15 member of the Pulaski County Quorum Court, which oversees county government, filed for election today as a Democrat, switching from the Republican Party. He issued a news release saying the GOP had become a party of "attacks" and he said Democrats "value common-sense problem solving."
Justice of the Peace Bob Johnson of Jacksonville, who ran as a Republican, has announced he's changing parties and will run as a Democrat for state representative for the seat currently held by Democrat Mark Perry, who's term limited.