Get
ready for commercials: Springfield mayoral hopeful Frank Edwards has received a
big financial boost from organized labor and Republicans.
Edwards
on Saturday reported receiving more than $31,000 in three donations, including
$25,380 from the Sangamon County Republican Foundation, $5,000 from the South
Central Illinois Laborers Political League and $1,000 from the Sangamon County
Republican Central Committee. The money puts his campaign past the six-figure mark. Previously, Edwards had reported receiving less
than $74,000 since launching his campaign, an amount that doesn’t include
donations of less than $1,000 received since Jan. 1.
The cash comes less than three weeks before Election Day, and just in time to buy
radio and television spots before the April 2 election. In an interview last
week, Edwards told Illinois Times that radio and television commercials are coming.
The
cash puts Edwards into the money-race lead. The latest campaign disclosure
reports show that Mayor Jim Langfelder, who is seeking a second term, has
raised slightly more than $90,000, not including amounts of less than $1,000
donated since Jan. 1.
Contact Bruce Rushton at brushton@illinoistimes.com.
This article appears in Mar 14-20, 2019.
