Dan Dodd, Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Collin County Resigns

Daniel Dodd, Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Collin County, informed the party's Executive Committee during its meeting on June 24th that he will resign the chair position effective June 30, 2009.

Mr. Dodd has served as the county chair since the summer of 2007. Dodd was first elected to the chair position in 2007 by the county party's executive committee after the previous chairperson resigned mid-term. Mr. Dodd was reelected to a regular two year term of office by Democratic voters in the March 4, 2008 Democratic Primary Election in Collin County. Mr. Dodd was also the Democratic candidate in 2006 for the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas Congressional District 3.

Dodd was hospitalized on May 29, 2009 to treat a "deep venous thrombosis" (DVT) blood clot in his right leg and related pulmonary embolism. Dodd was released from the hospital after five, but DVT treatment general continues for some weeks or months. Dodd cited health issues and DVT treatment extending up to a year as the reason for his resignation.

A quorum of the Democratic Party of Collin County Executive Committee, comprised of county precinct chairs, will elect a new chairperson to serve out the remainder of Dodd's two year term of office at its regular July meeting on July 22, 2009.

The Democrats of Collin County thank Mr. Dodd for his service as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Collin County and his previous active duty service in the U.S. Air Force.