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I have not changed but the Republican Party most certainly has. ... If you don't stand for something, then you stand for nothing ... and now I stand with the Democrats.

Lori Stegmann, a Multnomah County Commissioner in Oregon, on why she's leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat.

Lori Stegmann, a Multnomah County Commissioner in Oregon, on why she's leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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