NEW: Tyree Irving, the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party since 2020, resigned as dozens of the state party's executive committee members appeared poised to remove him from his seat in a July 6 emergency meeting.
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today July 2, 2023 Tyree Irving, the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party since 2020, resigned as dozens of the state party's executive committee members appeared poised to remove him from his seat in a July 6 emergency meeting.
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