By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, October 18 at 9:13 AM
Among El-Amin's contributors were Congressman Lacy Clay, James Buford of the Urban League, Earl Wilson, Jr. of the Gateway Classic Foundation, DKW Construction, Pyramid Construction, and Eddie Hasan, El-Amin's father. It is unclear from campaign finance reports where El-Amin's $10,000 loan came from.
Fundraising efforts of El-Amin's opponents in the race, State Rep. Amber Boykins (D-60) and college professor Jeff Smith, are also off to good starts. After she made a $15,000 loan to her campaign, Boykins reported more than $35,000 cash on hand on her Oct 15 report. But Smith still leads all with more than $62,000 on hand, after raising another $25,000 in the last 3 months.
Some had speculated that El-Amin, who is not term-limited yet as Boykins is, was not serious about running for the seat and might just be maneuvering for some other political gain.
Many have also said that in a race with 2 northside black candidates and 1 southside white candidate (especially one with a proven ability to raise lots of money), that neither black candidate would have a shot at winning.
With more than four months before candidates can even formally file to run for this office, there's still a lot of time for deals to be struck.
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