Democratic Rep. Shelly Willingham said Tuesday he will not follow two of his colleagues’ example and change his party affiliation after losing a primary.
“Changing party affiliation won’t change me,” said Willingham, who lives in Edgecombe County.
“I’m going to be the same person. I’m going to continue doing what I’ve been doing. And also, my philosophy and my allegiances are where they were before.”
Two former Democrats representing Mecklenburg County districts, Reps. Nasif Majeed and Carla Cunningham, have both dropped their party affiliation in the past week. They also lost primaries this year.
“The Democratic Party, they left me, and I just had come to the conclusion that I had to be unaffiliated,” Majeed said Tuesday. He cited the Democratic Party blocking him from using voter outreach software as evidence that the party had turned against him.
Cunningham, Majeed and Willingham all voted last session with Republicans to override some of Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes. Those votes were part of the reason they lost their primaries.
The House has yet to act on vetoed bills about immigration, guns, and diversity, equity and inclusion bans in the current session.
Willingham, who represents District 23, voted against those bills and said he remains opposed to them.
Majeed indicated that he’s sticking with his past positions when it comes to overrides. He also voted against those bills.
“I have to research things and come to conclusions,” Majeed said. “When I come to that conclusion based on my research, you’ll know I stand convicted in my decision.”
Cunningham said she hasn’t made decisions on veto override votes.
Though he’s dropped the D after his name, Majeed said he will continue to make decisions as he always has.
“I’m always going to make independent decisions based on my research and based on input from my district and the wise people in the Charlotte area who have always advised me,” he said.
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