Shelby Race Shows Incumbent With Big Lead in $$$

By Barry Kolar on Mon, 07/16/2012 - 4:54pm

Fundraising in Shelby County’s district attorney general’s race is heavily lopsided, with incumbent Amy Weirich already bringing in more than $250,000, while her challenger, Memphis lawyer and former state legislator Carol Chumney, has only brought in about $3,500, the Commercial Appeal reports. Political analysts look at whether Chumney’s name recognition will let her overcome the fundraising disadvantage.