Delia Jasso
Dallas Councilwoman Delia Jasso apologized to the LGBT community in a letter this afternoon, calling her decision to remove her signature from a memo to place a pro-equality resolution on the council’s agenda “impulsive.”
“My decision to remove my signature from the memo did not totally represent me, and it certainly did not represent you,” Jasso wrote. “I truly understand the pain, confusion and feelings of betrayal my decision has brought you, and I take complete ownership for causing these raw emotions.”
But Jasso didn’t explain why she removed her signature, saying only that her “judgment in that moment hurt people I care about and causes I’ve championed.”
She ends the letter by saying she will once again “stand for fairness and equality,” but she likely won’t get the chance.
City Secretary Rosa Rios told Dallas Voice today that Jasso can’t undo removing her signature.
She could, however, sign a new memo again along with four other council members, but Rios said the whole process starts again and the resolution would take at least 30 days to be added to an agenda. Unless Mayor Mike Rawlings adds it himself, which is unlikely. So, the new council session would have to vote on it.
Read Jasso’s full letter below.
