NC Rep. Carla Cunningham switches party affiliation after losing March primary

Outgoing Charlotte state Rep. Carla Cunningham has switched her party affiliation.

Cunningham, who has represented north Charlotte’s District 106 in the North Carolina House as a Democrat for seven terms, is now listed as an unaffiliated voter in the State Board of Election’s database. WBT Radio first reported the switch Friday.

Cunningham lost her seat to Rev. Rodney Sadler in a March Democratic primary after drawing widespread criticism within the party for her vote alongside Republicans to override Gov Josh Stein’s veto of an immigration bill. She drew further ire for controversial comments about immigrants after that vote.

Cunningham said Friday in a statement issued through a spokesperson that she’s been a Democrat her whole life but “came to realize that I want to serve the people; not a party.”




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