May 21, 2020      2:34 PM

Despite differing opinion, Republican Party of Texas Chairman says nomination for Ratcliffe seat will move forward

“Because the primary runoff has been delayed until mid-July due to the Coronavirus pandemic…the window to conduct the CDEC meeting and elect the replacement nominee is just three weeks.”

Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey on Thursday afternoon said that the nomination process will go forward for a replacement candidate on the ballot for Rep. John Ratcliffe, who was just confirmed as Director of National Intelligence.

“President Donald Trump made an excellent decision placing a Texan in charge of our intelligence community,” Dickey said. “We look forward to electing a Republican candidate who will follow Congressman Ratcliffe’s excellent example in CD4!”

In an afternoon email to party faithful, Chair Dickey said that “Because the primary runoff has been delayed until mid-July due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the new County Executive Committee terms begin August 3, 2020, which means the window to conduct the CDEC meeting and elect the replacement nominee is just three weeks.”

By Scott Braddock

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