#3 Top Story of 2007
Breaking White Incumbency
Before this year, there was one thing a white citywide elected official could always count on in St. Louis: they would probably never be knocked off by a black challenger.
But on March 6, underdog Lewis Reed defeated Jim Shrewsbury becoming both the first African-American to be elected President of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen and, much more significantly, the first black to ever beat a white incumbent in a two-person citywide election in St. Louis history.
Reed was a client of A D French & Associates and here is a commercial that I produced for the campaign.
About This Author: Antonio D. French is a writer, political consultant, and newly-elected Democratic Committeeman living in north St. Louis, Missouri. Have your own opinion about this story? Go ahead and leave a comment. But be respectful to others and show you own a pair by actually using your real name. Anonymity is cowardice. And don't forget to subscribe to our feed and get PubDef stories delivered right to your feed reader or email inbox.
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