NY1 Exclusive: Brooklyn Dem Chair Backs Out of Party Race
She leaves after reformers won a district leader majority and a court fight over rule changes added dozens of executive committee voters.
- Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn announced she is stepping down as Brooklyn Democratic Party chair, ending her six-year tenure leading the organization.
- Her departure follows a protracted power struggle with reformers from the New Kings Democrats, who won a majority of district leader seats in the June primaries.
- A New York State Appellate Court ruled that Bichotte Hermelyn's changes to party rules, which added voting members to the executive committee, were "improper" and void.
- Party leaders scheduled a vote for Tuesday night to select a new chair, and Bichotte Hermelyn indicated she supports Assemblymember Nikki Lucas as her successor.
- Despite stepping down, Bichotte Hermelyn intends to remain in party leadership as chair emeritus, focusing her future efforts on advancing a progressive agenda centered on healthcare and housing.
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Brooklyn Democratic Chair Bichotte Hermelyn Steps Down
New York Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn will not seek another term as Brooklyn Democratic Party chair, exiting after progressives flipped key seats and party leaders blasted her late rule rewrite. The Post reported that Bichotte Hermelyn made the announcement Monday evening on NY1’s “Inside City Hall,” ending a six-year run atop the borough’s Democratic organization. […]
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