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Former Mahoning County Democratic Party Chair David Betras has been critical of Pepper and the party. So is he interested in taking over?
“Let me put the Hell in front of the no”
Betras says the state party needs to clean house and refocus on working Ohioans, a sentiment that’s shared by former party chair Chris Redfern.
“We need to go back to our base, continue conversations and support issues that are important to African American and Latino communities but also talk to working folks.”
Redfern says he’d be chair again or help a new person take over that role. Former State Senator Lou Gentile and Columbus consultant Antoinette Wilson are also contenders for the post.
David Pepper
Former Mahoning County Democratic Party Chair David Betras has been critical of Pepper and the party. So is he interested in taking over?
“Let me put the Hell in front of the no,” Betras says.
Betras says the state party needs to clean house and refocus on working Ohioans, a sentiment that’s shared by former party chair Chris Redfern.
“We need to go back to our base, continue conversations and support issues that are important to African American and Latino communities but also talk to working folks.”
Redfern says he’s open to being the chairman again if the board wants it. He says he’s also willing to help a new person take over that role. Current Democratic Party Chair David Pepper says he’s also willing to help the next leader make an easy transition into the role.
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After a second consecutive statewide beatdown, the Ohio Democratic Party will go back to the drawing board starting this week.
As state party Chairman David Pepper finishes his tenure, cut short after he chose to resign following the general election, party insiders are weighing a run as his replacement in a state that looks increasingly difficult to win after President Donald Trump prevailed again by more than 8 percentage points.
Some GOP candidates outperformed the president in this year s legislative races on the way to increasing super-majorities in both chambers despite a the nuclear bailout scandal that involves mostly Republicans.
That red wave followed yet another sweep of statewide executive offices in 2018.