SDEC Yolanda Clay Calls out Rick Melendrez

Maya (Left) - Melendrez (Right

SD 29 SDEC Yolanda Clay took a point of personal privilege during Tuesday's meeting of the El Paso Democratic Party Executive Committee Meeting to challenge Rick Melendrez to attend meetings of El Paso Democrats and do some explaining.

"Rick Melendrez is a theif, a coward, and a liar" Clay declared from the podium. She also stated, "I don't care if he wants to try to sue me for that...I want him to come out from under the rock he lives under...and tell us what he did with our money, our equipment, and our phones."


Clay went on to talk about candidates that don't have an opponent and have built a war chest to donate to Melendrez opponent and front-runner Butch Maya. "Shame on you if you don't help Glenn with a sizable donation."

Melendrez was previously Chair of the El Paso Democratic Party and left under a shade of controversy. He was a last minute candidate for Chair and witnesses say that he actually went to Democratic Party HQ to file the papers and to draw for his number on the ballot but never got out of the vehicle and had someone else go in the building for him, though Meledrez has not confirmed if that was indeed the case.

Melendrez's candidacy has raised some eye-brows not only because of his previous departure but also because he hasn't been active within the Party since then and has not attended Democratic Party functions in this go-around of elections.

Clay's remarks were received with loud cheers and applause.