Harris County Democratic Party chairman Odus Evbagharu announces departure
Harris County Democratic Party Chairman Odus Evbagharu, shown here last July, condemned a proposed slate of anti-immigrant, anti-trans and pro-death penalty resolutions put forth by a county Republican Pary precinct chair. The local GOP also condemned the proposals and rejected them.The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announcedOdus Evbagharu has led the party since 2021.
“I treasure the work we were able to accomplish during the last two years,” Evbagharu said in the release.During Evbagharu's tenure, the party raised more than $2.1 million and created programs dedicated to voter outreach and volunteer recruitment, according to the release Party executive director Kylie McNaught credited Evbagharu's leadership for, among other things, creating the first Democratic supermajority on Harris County Commissioners Court, according to the release.
The party said Evbagharu will leave his position on Feb. 28. An election for the next chair of the Harris County Democratic Party will take place on March 19.
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