Two Memphis mayoral candidates top fundraising. Then there’s everyone else
From left to right: Michelle McKissack, Paul Young, J.W. Gibson, Frank Colvett, Floyd Bonner Jr. and Van Turner have all been raising money for their mayoral campaigns. (From left to right: Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file)
The campaigns for several would-be Memphis mayors as well as close observers of the crowded race believe it’s going to take between $800,000 to $1.2 million to win the city’s highest office.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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