Restaurateur Silky Sullivan has jumped into the Memphis mayor's race.
The Beale Street club owner said he's running to revitalize The Pyramid. It's an eyesore now, but Sullivan said he envisions giving the vacant public structure to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"I think we can take this lemon and make lemonade out of it by hooking it up with St. Jude," said Sullivan, seated in the foyer of the Shelby County Election Commission and wearing a white suit and navy blue Croc sandals.There are less than 30 minutes from the filing deadline for the Memphis mayor's race, but the commission office is relatively quiet.
Earlier today, three other candidates - Anthony Guess, Jebidiah Wallace and Bob Reed - also filed their paperwork to join the race. That brings the candidate count up to 25.
this election is really getting out-of-hand! i'm glad the deadline has now passed and the remaining crackpots who want to be mayor will have to wait until next time. maybe the time has come to raise the filing fee to $500 and require a minimum of 500 signatures before someone is allowed to throw their name in the hat.