| Over the last week or so the entire newly-elected Executive Committee of the Camino Real Mexican-American Democrats resigned from the organization, with the exception of State Rep Norma Chavez who recently lost her re-election bid to Naomi Gonzalez.
The members of the Executive Committee were elected in July and include the Chair Willie Gandara Sr. (Mayor of Socorro, Texas), Vice-Chair Dora Oaxaca (staffer for Willie Gandra Jr, El Paso County Commissioner, and Secretary Alfredo Longoria (local El Paso businessman).
The only member of the Executive Committee to not resign was out-going State Representative Norma Chavez. Chavez has played a leadership role since the beginning of the organziation and has never been out of Executive Leadership. Many characterize the organization as "Norma's group".
The members resigned following the revelation by Chavez that the organization was set-up as a proprietorship, which raised questions among the Executive Committee about taxes, reporting, etc.
The resignation is another addition to an already bad year for Representative Chavez following her defeat to Gonzalez, and a falling-out with several members of her close political inner-circle.
In an email to membership dated August 6th, 2010, Chavez characterized the recent departures as an "organizational restructure".
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