Daily News | In bankrupt Chester, the embattled mayor holds a big lead in the primary — in fundraising
A picture of the downtown business district along Avenue of the States in the city of Chester. Three are fighting to run the bankrupt town.With significant backing from a major GOP donor — entrepreneur and charter school magnate Vahan Gureghian — and a Montgomery Count trash hauler, Democratic incumbent Thaddeus Kirkland holds a huge fundraising advantage over his opponents inThe contributions he reported this year through May 1 — $106,674.
Municipal bankruptcies are rare enough, and a mayoral primary in a city under a threat of “disincorporation” may be unprecedented.Driving the fiscal distress is the city’s immense pension underfunding. Kirkland had testified in a bankruptcy-related Commonwealth Court hearing that he was unaware the city had skipped payments for several years during his administration.Kirkland, in turn, says
A company managed by Gureghian, a lawyer and wealthy entrepreneur, operates the Chester Community Charter School. Gureghian, who lives in Gladwyne, gave the Kirkland campaign a total of $45,000 this year.
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