City Hall Hustle: Leffingwell on Draft
Supporters tap Leffingwell for Mayor
By Wells Dunbar, 4:01PM, Tue. Dec. 16, 2008
State "resign to run" laws mean Lee Leffingwell can't do any campaigning for Mayor until January without triggering a special election – but that doesn't mean a band of supporters, including some political heavyweights, can't float the idea like so many drained kegs. The Hustle documents.
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