As the Shelby County Election Commission posts copies of what it calls "Campaign Financial Disclosure Statements" onto its Web site, we'll give updates on what we find.
Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell's filing shows why many believe the Republican is the front-runner in the county mayoral race, despite Shelby County now being very solidly majority Democratic.
Luttrell's haul blows away the three main Democratic candidates -- $81,550 raised for the period Jan. 16 to March 31, with about $80,000 coming from 112 contributors. That pushes Luttrell's balance on hand to $144,995.62, well more than the best-funded County Commissioner Deidre Malone, the best-funded Democrat with $8,094.42 on hand as of April 1. That said, it is worth recalling that A C Wharton crushed millionaire radiologist George Flinn at the polls in 2002 despite being outspent by more than 2-to-1.
Among those listed contributing to Luttrell are some prominent and influential names: George Cates, Jayne Creson, top FedEx executive Alan Graf Jr.and Susan Graf, Memphis Orpheum president Pat Halloran II, Knoxville mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam, Pitt Hyde of AutoZone, Pathmark Transportation CEO Wesley Kraker, former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff, Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler, Loeb Properties president Robert Loeb, Saks Incorporated chairman and CEO Brad Martin (and Dina Martin and Rawleigh Martin at the same address for a total of $4,000), McClerkin Motors owner Jesse McClerkin, Allen Morgan Jr. of MorganKeegan, Bayard and Paul Boyle of Boyle Investments.
Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell's filing shows why many believe the Republican is the front-runner in the county mayoral race, despite Shelby County now being very solidly majority Democratic.
Luttrell's haul blows away the three main Democratic candidates -- $81,550 raised for the period Jan. 16 to March 31, with about $80,000 coming from 112 contributors. That pushes Luttrell's balance on hand to $144,995.62, well more than the best-funded County Commissioner Deidre Malone, the best-funded Democrat with $8,094.42 on hand as of April 1. That said, it is worth recalling that A C Wharton crushed millionaire radiologist George Flinn at the polls in 2002 despite being outspent by more than 2-to-1.
Among those listed contributing to Luttrell are some prominent and influential names: George Cates, Jayne Creson, top FedEx executive Alan Graf Jr.and Susan Graf, Memphis Orpheum president Pat Halloran II, Knoxville mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam, Pitt Hyde of AutoZone, Pathmark Transportation CEO Wesley Kraker, former U.S. Attorney David Kustoff, Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler, Loeb Properties president Robert Loeb, Saks Incorporated chairman and CEO Brad Martin (and Dina Martin and Rawleigh Martin at the same address for a total of $4,000), McClerkin Motors owner Jesse McClerkin, Allen Morgan Jr. of MorganKeegan, Bayard and Paul Boyle of Boyle Investments.
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