Chattanooga City Councilman Andraé McGary announced last week on his “Live and Local” radio show on Talk Radio 102.3 FM that he is considering becoming a Republican after a lifetime as a Democrat.
After the show, he confirmed that he is weighing a change in political affiliation.
“I think I’m a conservative Democrat or a moderate Republican,” he said.
He said his mindset has shifted more to the right of the political spectrum. He paid his own way when he went to a Libertarian conference last week in Grand Rapids, Mich., he said.
McGary said he is starting to think more that private businesses and nonprofit agencies have roles to fill in the community.