Janey enlists Warren, Pressley, Wu to raise campaign dollars
What does an acting mayor have to do to get some cash around here?
Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s campaign came to an end a month ago, but she’s planning a big-name fundraiser next week featuring U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and mayoral front-runner Michelle Wu.
“Mayor Janey put everything on the line this September, and we hope you will join us in supporting her in closing her campaign, so she can and continue fight (sic) for the people of Boston,” the email for the “special virtual fundraiser” Oct. 28 reads.
The campaign email for the event has photos of Warren, Pressley and Wu, with then a list of other city names, including public relations maven Colette Phillips moderating, plus developer Richard Taylor, former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie, former city councilor Mike Ross and Whittier Community Health Center chief Frederica Williams.
Tickets run from $100 to $1,000, per the email.
Her campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about what the deal with all this is, and whether they’re in debt.
Janey finished fourth in the mayoral preliminary on Sept. 14. She’ll serve as acting mayor until Nov. 16, when the winner of the Nov. 2 election will take office. Janey has endorsed Wu, an atlarge city councilor, in the race.
The state Office of Campaign and Political Finance doesn’t register the campaign as being in debt by the end of September, which is the last report available. But Janey was was down to under $30,000 in the bank — after dropping more than $350,000 in September — likely with more bills to pay to wrap up the campaign.
Another monthly report will come out in the first days of November for the October campaign finance numbers, shedding more light on her financial situation.