The longtime chief of staff for the Alabama Republican Party has died after what his wife described as a battle with the coronavirus.
The Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday announced the death of Chief of Staff Harold Sachs. His family has previously disclosed his hospitalization for COVID-19.
Sachs was a longtime fixture of the state GOP. He filled many roles in the party before becoming chief of staff since 2011.
“Harold was deeply invested in our mission, but mostly he loved all of the people he met. If you met Harold, you were automatically a friend,” the party said in a statement.
His passing brought a multitude of condolence messages from state officials.
“Harold was a conservative stalwart whose dedication to advancing the Republican mission will be dearly missed by all who knew him,” Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said.
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
