Cantrell hauls in impressive 460k in 2018

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Mayor LaToya Cantrell was elected well over a year ago, but her campaign apparently is still in high gear, according to campaign finance reports released last week. With more than two years still to go before she has to worry about re-election, Cantrell’s campaign brought in more than $461,000 last year. That puts her in the top tier of political fundraisers in the state and vaults her over several statewide officials and a candidate for governor who all will be running this year. At the same time, her campaign operation remains alive, if in a slightly reduced form, with $234,000 going last year to various consultants, staffers and other expenses typical of an active run for office.

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The campaign kept a variety of consultants and staff on hand throughout the year. Maggie Carroll, Cantrell’s campaign manager, received $31,500 for “campaign management consulting.” Carroll also serves as executive director of Cantrell’s political action committee, Action New Orleans, which paid her $3,000 last year.

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A more unusual expense was the roughly $36,000 Cantrell spent on the image consultant who also assisted her with her clothes, hair and makeup during her election campaign.

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