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Some Arizona Republican party officials resign after Tucson shooting
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 12, 2011 07:30pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Emi Kolawole |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A conflict that has been going on between local Arizona Republicans came to an end in the wake of the shooting in Tucson on Saturday when Arizona's Republican District 20 Chairman Anthony Miller and several others chose to resign.
The Arizona Republic reports that Miller, 43, a former campaign worker for Sen.John McCain who was re-elected to a second one-year term last month, has been concerned for his family's safety by constant verbal attacks and blog posts from some local committee members with tea party movement ties.
Miller, the first and only African-American to hold the party's precinct chairmanship, said he had been called "McCain's boy," and that, during a speech, a member of the audience made the symbol of a gun with his hand and pointed it at him. "I wasn't going to resign but decided to quit after what happened Saturday," Miller said. "I love the Republican Party but I don't want to take a bullet for anyone." |
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