Who's giving what in race for mayor
In campaign disclosure reports released this week, a few familiar names popped up on donation lists for some of Atlanta's mayoral candidates, including a $250 contribution from Frank Sinatra.
Not "Ol' Blue Eyes." This Frank Sinatra is an attorney in the New York offices of Holland & Knight, a law firm with an Atlanta branch where candidate Kasim Reed works. The attorney and the late entertainer are not related.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution looked at forms the candidates submitted for money they raised and spent between April and June. Here are some recognizable contributors.
Candidate: Lisa Borders Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank: $500 Evelyn Lowery, civil rights activist and wife of Rev. Joseph Lowery: $500 David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General: $300 Jeffrey Salomone, deputy chief of surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital: $400
Candidate: Mary Norwood Xernona Clayton Brady, creator of the Trumpet Awards and former assistant to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: $200 Lillian Lewis, wife of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.): $100 Former Gov. Carl Sanders: $400 Walter Young, brother of former Mayor Andrew Young: $250
Candidate: Kasim Reed Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington: $500 Former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.): $2,400 DeKalb County District Attorney General Gwen Keyes Fleming: $500 Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young: $100
Source: campaign disclosure forms.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
