Excerpted from The Post and Courier, 7/6/14:
Charleston mayoral candidate John Tecklenburg not only has done the most campaigning since he entered the mayoral raise on April 21, but he’s also raised the most money.
He reported raising $71,047 this spring from 126 donors and his campaign has more than $68,500 on hand as it continues to crank up toward the November 2015 election.
City Councilman Dean Riegel has said he will run, but he hasn’t opened a campaign account so far, according to the State Ethics Commission.
But it’s still very early, and several other candidates still could emerge. Some possibilities are: City Councilman Aubry Alexander; former state Rep. Jimmy Bailey; Charleston County Councilwoman Colleen Condon; restaurant developer Dick Elliott; state Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston; City Councilman William Dudley Gregorie; businesswoman Linda Ketner; contractor Marc Knapp; state Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-Charleston; City Councilman Mike Seekings; state Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston; and former City Councilman Paul Tinkler.