By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, October 18 at 1:03 PM
Jeff Smith, the young college professor who almost beat Russ Carnahan for Congress and is now running for state senate, is very good at raising money. In the last quarter alone, he has raise more than both of his expected opponents combined.
Smith raised more than $25,000 in the period between July 1 and September 30. His opponents, Amber Boykins and Yaphett El-Amin, both veteran state representatives, only combined for approximately $22,000 in contributions.
So where is all that money coming from? Well, 42% of the contributors on Smith's latest report come from outside of St. Louis. Some from as far as San Francisco, Washingon D.C., and Boston. Smith even received a $500 contribution for former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle's New Leadership for America PAC.
The issue of outside influence will likely be a common theme from opponents of Jeff Smith, who just weeks ago moved into the district in which he is now running.
Ironically, the same issues surrounded his last opponent, Congressman Carnahan, who is originally from Rolla, MO and was called a carpetbagger by some of his opponents.
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