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10-28-2009, 07:51 PM
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The Davidson County Republican Party took its first steps Tuesday night towards ousting its controversial First Vice-Chairman Matt Collins. The party Executive Committee voted 13 to 5 (with two abstentions) to ‘trigger’ the process of removal. A hearing will be scheduled where a second final vote could be taken in which a two-thirds majority would be needed to remove Collins.
In a statement released on the party’s website Wednesday, the party stated that the reason for the motion to remove were Collins’ “unprofessional actions and words” as well as his use of his title when expressing opinions “derogatory to and disrespectful of Republican candidates or elected officials.” A spokeswoman for DCRP chairwoman Kathleen Starnes would not elaborate on the statement.
Collins has had a tumultuous relationship with the party stemming from his associations with small “L” libertarian groups and the Ron Paul for President campaign. Collins was elected First Vice-Chair of the party on April 4th of this year after losing a bid to become chairman of the party in a process that included a deadlocked March 7th election and a subsequent revote.
The current Vice-Chair again became the center of controversy this summer when, after attending the Davidson County’s annual picnic, Collins announced in a blog post that he had refused to shake Rep. Zach Wamp’s hand because of his support the financial bailouts. In the same post, he concluded that neither Wamp nor Haslam were qualified to be Governor.
Collins also clashed with the party’s old guard when he issued a public chastisement of Chairwoman Starnes for calling for a meeting with Congressman Jim Cooper without the prior consent of other party officers.
Chairman Starnes herself raised eyebrows when she both endorsed and solicited funds for a conservative independent candidate currently running for congress against a Republican nominee in New York State’s 23rd District, an action which will no doubt be cited by Collins supporters in his defense during the as-yet-unscheduled removal hearing.
Collins would not comment on the situation when contacted by Post Politics but said a statement would be forthcoming very soon.
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The Davidson County Republican Party took its first steps Tuesday night towards ousting its controversial First Vice-Chairman Matt Collins. The party Executive Committee voted 13 to 5 (with two abstentions) to ‘trigger’ the process of removal. A hearing will be scheduled where a second final vote could be taken in which a two-thirds majority would be needed to remove Collins.
In a statement released on the party’s website Wednesday, the party stated that the reason for the motion to remove were Collins’ “unprofessional actions and words” as well as his use of his title when expressing opinions “derogatory to and disrespectful of Republican candidates or elected officials.” A spokeswoman for DCRP chairwoman Kathleen Starnes would not elaborate on the statement.
Collins has had a tumultuous relationship with the party stemming from his associations with small “L” libertarian groups and the Ron Paul for President campaign. Collins was elected First Vice-Chair of the party on April 4th of this year after losing a bid to become chairman of the party in a process that included a deadlocked March 7th election and a subsequent revote.
The current Vice-Chair again became the center of controversy this summer when, after attending the Davidson County’s annual picnic, Collins announced in a blog post that he had refused to shake Rep. Zach Wamp’s hand because of his support the financial bailouts. In the same post, he concluded that neither Wamp nor Haslam were qualified to be Governor.
Collins also clashed with the party’s old guard when he issued a public chastisement of Chairwoman Starnes for calling for a meeting with Congressman Jim Cooper without the prior consent of other party officers.
Chairman Starnes herself raised eyebrows when she both endorsed and solicited funds for a conservative independent candidate currently running for congress against a Republican nominee in New York State’s 23rd District, an action which will no doubt be cited by Collins supporters in his defense during the as-yet-unscheduled removal hearing.
Collins would not comment on the situation when contacted by Post Politics but said a statement would be forthcoming very soon.