State Representative to switch from D to R Tuesday

Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Speaker Philip Gunn, Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef and other elected officials will welcome a member of the House of Representatives who will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party on Tuesday, December 11 at 2:30pm.

This will give the Republicans 65 members in the House of Representatives.

Stay tuned to Yall Politics for the announcement. We will have a story posted as it happens.