JUST IN: ALEX SCHMITT REJECTS GOP CHAIRMAN PARKES CALL FOR HIS WITHDRAW FROM RACE

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LEADING GOP PRIMARY AT-LARGE  CITY COUNCIL FRONT RUNNER REJECTS GOP CHAIRMAN WITHDRAWER REQUEST 

Wayne,

Requesting that I withdraw my candidacy for City Council At-Large is an odd stance to take given that I received the most votes for any Republican Primary candidate not named Lloyd Winnecke; out of the paltry voter turnout of 2,226 Republican votes, I received 70% of the vote.  I won my Primary race with the widest margin of victory of any City Council race of either party and single-handedly raised more than double the funds of any City Council candidate.  Not only have I received an outpouring of support from the Vanderburgh County Republican Party (the Precinct Committeemen that actually make up the County Committee) but also from actual Republican voters who nominated me as their top candidate for this office.  
 
One would assume a Chairman, whose primary function is to support winning Republican candidates, would be able to recognize my value to the organization you represent and its goals.  It is obvious that you do not possess the mental faculties to make the best decisions on behalf of the Party, and thus lack the capacity to serve as Chairman.  As such, pursuant to Indiana Republican Party Rules 1-18 and 1-36, I encourage you to resign as Chairman.  Further, by not supporting my candidacy, you are in violation of Rules 1-25, 1-24, and 4-11; thus falling out of good standing as a Party Officer.  For your violation of those rules, I further encourage your resignation as Chairman.  Not only would it be in the best interest of the local party, but in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County as a whole.
 
Finally, Indiana law requires that my candidacy for party affiliation is based on my voting in the last primary election, and the voters of Evansville are the ones who chose me as their candidate.  Therefore, you have absolutely no authority in this matter and I decline your request.  I look forward to my campaign producing another strong victory in November so that Evansville can continue to move forward.  In the meantime, please do not contact me.

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 7:16 PM Wayne Parke <wparke@wowway.com> wrote:

Alex R. Schmitt, Esq.
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, 2011
Purdue University, 2007
schmitt2@umail.iu.edu

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