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“After much discussion — especially among our local Black Democrats — we chose not to accept Mr. O’Connor’s resignation,” the statement continued. “Mr. O’Connor has written a public letter of apology to Sen. Tim Scott, and Lamar County Democrats join him in this apology.” Mr. O’Connor expressed his gratitude for the party’s support. “I am grateful that those who actually know me and the many years I have worked locally for racial and other forms of equality were able to forgive my insensitive and inappropriate remark on my personal Facebook page,” he said in an email...

Print this article The Lamar County Democratic Party announced it did not accept its chairman’s resignation after he called Sen. Tim Scott an “oreo.” “After much discussion—especially among our local Black Democrats—we chose not to accept Mr. O'Connor's resignation,” the group wrote on its Facebook page in a statement Tuesday, which appears to have since been deleted. “Mr. O'Connor has written a public letter of apology to Sen. Tim Scott, and Lamar County Democrats join him in this apology.” The group did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for c...

A group of Republican lawmakers from Texas on Wednesday condemned the state's Democratic Party for its response to remarks from a county chair who called Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) an "Oreo." The lawmakers, led by Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), introduced a resolution in the House claiming that Texas Democrats were "refusing to denounce racism," and that the Lamar County Democratic Party erred by rejecting County Chair Gary O'Connor's offer of...

Gary O'Connor, the Lamar County Democratic Party chairman, said he was 'deeply sorry' for using the 'racist' term and announced his plans to step down. But his colleagues refused.

"I profoundly apologize for the racially insensitive remark I made towards Sen. Scott last week," Gary O'Connor wrote