Emanuel Campaign Haul Draws Notice for Reliance on Finance Firms
Via Bloomberg
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel built his political career raising money for Democratic candidates, with connections to Wall Street that helped finance his own election victories and drew an unwanted moniker: “Mayor 1%.”
Three months before the former investment banker and one-time chief of staff to President Barack Obama asks Chicago voters for a second four-year term, more than $600,000 in contributions from financial firms that deal with city pension plans are drawing fresh scrutiny.
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