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 and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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