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Boyd Richie Defeats Michael Barnes to be TDP Chairman
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| Contributor | TX DEM |
| Last Edited | TX DEM Jun 28, 2010 01:25pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Reeve Hamilton |
| News Date | Monday, June 28, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Incumbent Boyd Richie easily won reelection to his seat as the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.
Challenger Michael Barnes, an Edcouch schoolteacher, was hoping to get a chance to shake up the party establishment. He was an underdog, but not without support. He surprised a number of people by securing the endorsement of the Hispanic caucus.
It wasn't enough, however. Richie's votes outpaced Barnes' 5,891.4 to 1,555.6.
Richie, along with his wife Betty, is a popular, connected Democratic figure. If anyone wonders how involved Betty is in Richie's chairmanship, she joined him on stage for his final pre-vote speech. Richie often says that Democrats get a "two-fer" when they vote for him, but today, he praised his wife's role more colorfully: "Roosters can crow, but hens deliver." |
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