State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Urges Bexar County Democratic Party to End Feud
State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins urged warring factions in the Bexar County Democratic Party to head to the bargaining table and build unity ahead of the 2020 election.
"Everyone's passionate — I get that — but we've got to set our differences aside and do what's best for the party," said Gervin-Hawkins, a Democrat who represents San Antonio's District 120.
The plea comes amid a power struggle in the BCDP that led current Chairwoman Monica Alcantara to call a meeting Monday where members voted to strip six party officials of their positions, including the group's treasurer and secretary.
Two weeks prior, Alcantara held a news conference announcing she'd forwarded evidence to the FBI that may implicate party members still loyal to prior chairman Manuel Medina of financial crimes. Medina has denied her claims.
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