Garfield Mayor Everett Garnto announced this week he is no longer a Democrat and is endorsing Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s race for governor .

“About time,” shouted a member of the audience as Garnto announced he was switching parties at a campaign event in his city Thursday.

Garfield is one of the most populous cities in Bergen County, which was long considered a safe area for Democratic candidates.

The majority of Garfield voters went for Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy over Ciattarelli in the 2021 election . But the city’s political winds have changed in recent years and most of the municipality voted for President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election .

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