The council member is the second Louisville Metro Council Democrat to become an independent in less than two years.

Louisville Metro Councilwoman Paula McCraney announced she has changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent.

First, Wallace’s American Independent party had to get on the ballot, state by state. The drive began in California, where the campaign needed to register 66,000 Californians as party members.

In 1964, 1972, and 1976 he ran as a Democrat, failing three times to receive the party's nomination. In 1968, running as an American Independent, he was popular enough with voters to secure a ...

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