President’s Race Finances
Filed Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 12:00 PM
According to his latest campaign finance report, Alderman Lewis Reed outraised his incumbent opponent, Aldermanic Pres. Jim Shrewsbury, in the period since October 1st. During that period, Reed raised $117,105 compared to Shrewsbury’s $84,650.
Reed also loaned his campaign an additional $88,000, bringing his total cash contributions to $205,105.
But dollars left the campaign just as fast as they came in. The report shows the Reed campaign spending $113,626.78 during the same period. As of Jan. 20, the campaign showed $92,978.22 cash on hand, compared to Shrewsbury’s $238,824.99.
Reed’s contributors included former mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr. and his law firm, License Collector Mike McMillan, Aldermen Dionne Flowers, Jennifer Florida and Stephen Gregali, the Gateway Classic’s Earl Wilson, several entities of the Lawrence Group, the Urban League’s James Buford, and Committeewoman Bev Buchheit.
*Reed is a client of A.D. French & Associates and his report reflects payments totaling $4,000 to ADF&A and Pub Def for website design, advertising, video production, photography, print design, and general consulting
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