A Kentucky state senator announced she is leaving the Democratic Party on Friday, defecting to the state’s Republican supermajority because her former party “increasingly alienated lifelong ...

Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Webb cited the Democratic Party's leftward shift and focus on policies that harm her rural constituents ...

Kentucky Democrats are trying to spark a rural comeback with a grassroots strategy, evidenced by the state party's ongoing “listening tour” with stops in culturally conservative towns across ...

State Sen. Robin Webb, who represents a four-county swath of northeastern Kentucky, revealed she will join the ranks of GOP lawmakers who control the flow of legislation in the state.

A longtime state lawmaker announced Friday that she is switching parties, joining Republican supermajorities in the latest setback for Democrats trying to rebuild support across rural Kentucky.

Rural Kentucky Lawmaker Announces Switch to the GOP in the Latest Setback for Democrats FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A longtime state lawmaker announced Friday that she is switching parties, joining ...

Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP in the latest setback for Democrats. By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press Updated May 30, 2025 10:58 a.m.

Kentucky Democrats are trying to spark a rural comeback with a grassroots strategy, evidenced by the state party’s ongoing “listening tour” with stops in culturally conservative towns across ...

Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge said in a release that Webb chose to align with a political party attempting to fund tax breaks for the wealthy “off the backs of vulnerable” people.