The 2 cents on campaign fundraising šŸ’°

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Fundraising efforts for Columbia City Council elections on Nov. 7 are wrapping up, so here’s who’s raised what so far.

ā˜‘ļø District 1 councilman Sam Davis (raised $5,750) vs. PR firm owner Chris Sullivan (raised $6,172)

ā˜‘ļø At-large councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine (raised ~$14,000) vs. Five Points businessman Joe Azar (hasn’t filed a campaign finance report yet)

ā˜‘ļø Mayor Steve Benjamin (raised $200,000+) vs. no one (a.k.a. he’s not on the ballot)

2 min read / Free Times

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