MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie city councilor has changed parties and created a Republican majority on the council in doing so.

In a Facebook post, the Delaware County Republic Party indicated that Jerry Dishman flipped his political affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

"After several months of consideration, I am announcing my move to the Delaware County Republican Party," Dishman wrote in a prepared statement. "While trying to make this decision, I did a lot of soul searching and also spent multiple hours speaking with many trusted and valued friends and associates from both sides of the aisle. After listening to their opinions and advice, most all of them merely confirmed what I already knew to be the right move.

"I have been a moderate Democrat my entire life. How

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