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Hamilton County Democrats can’t kick Auditor Dusty Rhodes out of the party.
Instead, on Saturday, the Hamilton County Democratic executive committee declared the conservative Democrat from Delhi “not in good standing.
The Hamilton County Executive Committee voted to withdraw support from Rhodes, whose controversial comments on social media, defense of former President Donald Trump and support of Republicans for office has run afoul of local Democratic leadership. The vote was 65-0 with two abstaining.
Hamilton County Democratic Chair Gwen McFarlin told The Enquirer a committee in the past year looked into Rhodes behavior. Rhodes declined to speak with the committee, she said. He also did not attend Saturday s meeting, which was virtual.
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After two years running the day-to-day operations of the Hamilton County Democrats as executive director, Eddie Davenport will step down at the end of May, party officials confirmed.
Hamilton County Democratic Chair Gwen McFarlin described the parting as amicable. Davenport, when he took the post in 2019, committed to working through the 2020 election. The resignation isn t a surprise, she said. I knew I would be blessed to have Eddie for two years to get us through the presidential election, McFarlin said.
Davenport confirmed via text his last day will be May 28. He said he provided notice in March. Davenport said he s leaving for a position at LEAD Ohio, a nonprofit that trains progressives to run for office. Davenport said he s drawn to expanding our judicial success to other areas of Ohio.
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Is Ohio headed to become the new Georgia when it comes to Republican legislators making it harder for Democrats – particularly Black and urban Democrats – to cast ballots?
A group of Democratic state legislators held a virtual press conference early this week saying a bill that will soon be introduced in the Ohio House by two Republicans, State Rep. Bill Seitz of Green Township and State Rep. Sharon Ray of Wadsworth, could put Ohio on a slippery slope toward voter suppression.
Gwen McFarlin, chairwoman of both the Hamilton County Democratic Party and the Hamilton County Board of Elections, joined the Democratic legislators on the Zoom conference.
In the wake of Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young s indictment Thursday on a felony charge of tampering with evidence, two Republican council members are calling on the Democrat to resign so council can focus on city business without distraction.
Republican Councilwoman Betsy Sundermann said: Council member Young must resign immediately so we can focus on the real issues impacting Cincinnati. . the people of our city deserve much better than this revolving door of corruption.”
Republican Councilwoman Liz Keating said: Today is another sad day for Cincinnati. While Councilmember Young is entitled to his day in court, I hope he will step down to remove the distractions and mistrust at City Hall in order for Council to move forward with the important work we have in front of us.