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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - A Democrat in his second term in the South
Carolina House is switching to the majority party.

Rep. Dennis Moss of Gaffney says he votes more often with Republicans
anyway. The 55-year-old retired Highway Patrol officer announced his
decision Friday in Gaffney.

His switch brings the GOP back to the 73-51 majority it held before
the 2008 elections.

The announcement follows last month's election of Republican Steve
Moss from Blacksburg in a neighboring district. Moss replaced the late
Rep. Olin Phillips, who served for three decades as a Democrat.

It's the first party switch in the House since 2004, when Reps. John
"Bubber" Snow of Hemingway and George Bailey of St. George filed for
re-election with the GOP. Snow was defeated later that year. Bailey
was ousted in 2006.