Mayor Herenton begins his campaign for Congress despite having raised no money. Wonder who paid for the ballroom at the Holiday Inn?
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton opened his Congressional campaign Saturday afternoon to a crowd of around 300 in East Memphis.
A core group of about half the crowd crowded around the stage at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis and waved red Herenton signs. Others further back in the crowd were curious about Herenton’s latest political venture after winning five terms as mayors. Still others were candidates or their campaign workers in county races, handing out campaign literature and stumping for support of their own.
Herenton is seeking to unseat incumbent Steve Cohen in the August Democratic primary.
“God is for us. God is on our side,” Herenton began as he talked about his record as Memphis mayor, touting the city’s fiscal condition and healthy reserves, Downtown development and the transition of public housing projects to mixed use-mixed income housing.
He also said he has been the victim of criminal investigations by political opponents who want to dismantle what he started as mayor.
“In a racist society, being a man can be a crime,” he said.
via Memphis Daily News – UPDATE: Herenton Opens Congressional Campaign.