In this EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, St. Louis attorney Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman takes the oath attesting that no one put her in the race for mayor and that she is indeed a legitimate candidate.
State Senator Maida Coleman, who was rumored for weeks to file today to challenge Mayor Francis Slay in the Democratic primary, was shocked to learn that just minutes before she arrived, a political unknown sharing her last name had just filed for the office.
“Obviously, someone has determined that Maida Coleman is a real threat to Francis Slay,” Senator Coleman told reporters. “This woman, Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman — who’s never run for public office before — happens to show up on the last day of filing.”
St. Louis has a long history of “stalking horses” and people have gone to jail in the past for the practice. But more often than not, the stalking horse strategy proves effective at dividing the opposition votes.
Exactly what St. Louis needs more of — division and deception.
Wesley Coleman, who briefly served as attorney for the Board of Aldermen, is rumored to be in consideration for a municipal judgeship, which is a mayoral appointment. We’ll be investigating that rumor as well as any other connections between Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman and Francis Slay.
Stay tuned.
