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Sarah Mittelman discusses her decision to switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party while running for state representative.

Sarah Mittelman, a nurse with over 20 years in emergency and behavioral health care, explains why she left the Democratic Party to run for state representative in Legislative District 49 as a Republican. She writes that no one recruited her and that the decision aligned with her conscience, not political convenience. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-i-didnt-become-a-republican-because-it-was-the-easier-choice/ #Opinion #WashingtonState #ClarkCounty #LD49 #SarahMittelman #StatePolitics #Republican #PoliticalCandidate #BehavioralHealth #Nurse

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