Oktibbeha Democrats Question Fundraiser Visit

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A member of the Oktibbeha County Democratic Executive Committee wants party members disciplined for attending a Republican fundraiser.

Committee member Patti Drapala wants county Chairman Chris Taylor to convene a meeting to discuss the issue, reports The Commercial Dispatch.

Pictures show Roy A. Perkins, Henry Vaughn and Lisa Wynn, all Democrats who recently won Starkville alderman seats, attended a fundraiser for unsuccessful Republican mayoral candidate Dan Moreland. Also shown is executive committee member Dorothy Isaac.

State officials say the local party should handle the situation before state officials get involved.

Party bylaws say a committee member can be removed by two-thirds vote if the member supported non-Democrats in partisan elections. Bylaws say no one can run as a Democrat who has supported non-Democrats within the previous four years.

 

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