News Briefs Missouri Democratic Party Vice Chair Shirley Mata, left, speaks with Chairman MIchael Butler after they were elected Dec. 3. Butler is resigning as party chairman effective Feb. 28. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) A little over two months after surviving a challenge to his leadership , Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Michael Butler is resigning. In an email to members of the Democratic State Committee on Thursday, Butler said he will step down effective Feb. 28 to devote more time to his business. Butler owns Open Concept, a bar in The Grove in the Forest Park neighborhood of St. Louis. “My company, Open Concept LLC, has recently received a large financial investment, and requires more of my time,” Butler wrote in the email. “I very much appreciate the opportunity to have worked for and with such a great group of leaders, staff and volunteers.” Butler, who is also the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds , is stepping down after a little more than two years as party chairman. His re-election in December marked the first time in almost a decade where the party retained its top leader for a second two-year term. “I have greatly enjoyed working for the party […]
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