South Carolina: Another Local Democrat Switching Parties

Charleston County Councilman Elliott Summey plans to switch political parties, a move his father, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, made more than two decades ago.
Summey, 34, said he plans to officially announce his switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party at an 11 a.m. press conference Friday in the lobby of the Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building at 4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston. Summey, who landed his council seat as a North Charleston Democrat in 2008, expects many Republican supporters to attend. 

The Post & Courier