County Democratic Party convention derails amid calls for unity
Attendees chat after the Shelby County Democratic Party convention ended without a vote to elect a new party leader Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The convention to elect a local party chairman went astray over the bylaws and the 300 attendees never got around to voting on a new leader.
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Shelby County Democratic Party Willie Simon Jeff Etheridge Rachel Campbell Rickey Peete Justin Pearson Larry MillerBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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