Ohio Democrats Select Chris Redfern as New Chair
Posted by on December 20, 2005 at 09:55 AM
The painful process that began with the resignation of former chair Denny White ended last night with the selection of Ohio House Minority leader Chris Redfern to lead Ohio Democrats into 2006.
House minority leader Chris Redfern easily won election Monday night as the state's Democratic Party chairman, defeating Dayton-area county chairman Dennis Lieberman.
Redfern will finish the term of Denny White, who had resigned Nov. 23 after four years, and will run for re-election in June to a two-year term.
The vote was delayed for more than an hour as a somewhat testy discussion developed in the party's executive committee over how the vote would proceed. But once the vote was counted, Redfern had 88 votes to Lieberman's 31.
Redfern sought to soothe the differences in his first speech as chairman, inviting Lieberman up on stage.
"We have one common objective and one common goal and now we begin," Redfern said. "The work begins tonight."
Chairman Redfern will step aside as Minority Leader in the Ohio House of Reprensentatives, but not resign from the body entirely. Many Ohio bloggers attended the event and wrote up eloquent descriptions, play-by-play, and process stories; one blogger even promises to have the audio on his website by the end of the day.
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Thanks, Tim.
http://www.buckeyesenateblog.com/
"The vote tonight was a vote for Ted Strickland, something Lieberman made clear in his speech. Given the threats and promises made, I have grabbed the central committee list and will see how many of them end up in a Strickland administration or as appointees if he wins. I was less than enthusiastic about Strickland before all this given his bankruptcy vote and some environmental issues, but now I am really hoping someone else gets in the race."
I witnessed plenty of typing into palm pilots, and jotting down of names as the executive board stood. Lieberman had the numbers in the crowd, but not the executive board. I can't wait to hear the audio!!! I might hear what I missed. Personally, I felt that some in the crowd were out of order.
And I can't wait to see who is going to take minority leader position. I've heard a few names "whispered".
Redfern physically intimidated protesters at this election. Redfern is a shyster, a thug and most likely a Republican plant in the same way that Denny White was.
In Ohio, business continues as usual.
Chris Redfern as leader of the Ohio Democratic Party is a very positive move for Ohio. Having met with him in Youngstown, I find him to be one of a few REAL Democrats and with his leadership and Brown as Senator and Strickland as Governor, perhaps people will start moving to Ohio instead of making a mass exodus.
Thank you Chris!
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