Uproar at Hillsborough DEC meeting; City Council, School Board members leave in disgust
After a rough start, Hillsborough County Democrats re-elected Ione Townsend as party chair Monday night.
A raucous first 50 minutes of the group’s reorganization meeting culminated in five Tampa City Council members and two Hillsborough County school board members leaving the hall in disgust when they were not allowed to participate in the Democratic Executive Committee election for local officers.
In a related development that skewed the final tally of his race, Alan Clendenin, vice-chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a man considered a serious contender for party chair next year, lost his race for state committeeman to Russ Patterson, 42-30.
It was thought that many of those elected officials who were not allowed to vote supported Clendenin.
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