The Alabama Republican Party announced today that 5th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jeremy Duerr switched from the Democrat to Republican Party at the Tallapoosa County Republican Party quarterly meeting in Alexander City. 

“District Attorney Duerr contacted me several months ago expressing his interest to become a member of the Republican Party citing several changes in the values of the Democrat Party which did not align with his conservative Christian values,” Tallapoosa GOP Chairman Terry Martin said in the press release. “He gave a moving speech to the Executive Committee as he shared his views stating that the attacks from the Democrat Party regarding the defunding of police were in direct conflict with him being the top law enforcement official in the Fifth Judicial Circuit,” Martin continued. 

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan welcomed Duerr into the party, stating, “We are honored to have DA Duerr as our newest member of the Grand Old Party. There’s a reason 66% of partisan elected offices in Alabama are held by Republicans. The Democrat party leaders and platform are too far out of the mainstream for Alabamians.”

Duerr was sworn in as the Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney in 2017. He ran as a Democrat and filled the spot of E. Paul Jones, when he decided not to seek another term. The position covers cases in a four-county area that includes Tallapoosa, Randolph, Macon, and Chambers counties.