Jefferson Co. Republican Committee Asking For Treasurer Milligan To Resign

Marine Glisovic with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports:

The Jefferson County Republican Committee has voted to call for the resignation of State Treasurer Dennis Milligan.

According to county committee member Stu Soffer, a unanimous vote was taken last Thursday by all members present to call for Milligan’s resignation.

Soffer tells Channel 7 News a letter was mailed to Milligan Monday and a copy was also sent to Governor Asa Hutchinson and Republican Party of Arkansas Chairman Doyle Webb.

Here’s the press release released on behalf of County Chairman Peter Smykla to KATV:

“The Jefferson County Republican Committee voted to call for the resignation of State Treasurer Dennis Milligan. There were no opposing votes to the motion. A discussion about displeasure with Milligan’s performance in office began at the April meeting and was tabled after (now former employee and committee first vice chairman) David Singer spent almost 20 minutes defending Milligan. Singer was terminated by Milligan’s Chief of Staff Jim Harris four days later with no reason given. The decision to call for Milligan’s resignation was made at the May meeting based on additional information; none of which was related to Singer’s termination. Singer recused himself from the discussion and motion, and offered to resign from the county committee to avoid the appearance the resignation call was retaliation for his wrongful termination. This action is not about Singer’s termination, it is about not restoring trust to the Treasurer’s Office. The letter was mailed to Milligan on June 1st and a copy is attached for your information.”

Channel 7 reached out to the Arkansas State Treasurer’s Office for comment, but had not received comment by air time.

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