Charleston Currents – JohnTecklenburg

9/16, full issue: On the economy, the Charleston mayor’s race, more

IN THIS EDITION:

FOCUS, Knapp: Taking a look at job numbers for August
BRACK: Mayoral ad wars show two different kinds of candidates
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
GOOD NEWS: Hispanic Heritage Month lasts through Oct. 15
FEEDBACK: Another way to help
MYSTERY PHOTO: Old house with brown shutters
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Battle of Ninety Six
CALENDAR: Fresh discussion on local health disparities is Sept. 17

by Charleston Currents · 09/16/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

#JohnNotLeon — a special election commentary

By Andy Brack | updated 11.7.15

After all of Leon Stavrinakis’s whining about negative campaigning in the race to replace Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, you might have been surprised that the first thing out of his mouth after the polls closed was an attack.

Stavrinakis, who has been a frontrunner for so long that he was obviously stunned that he came in a close second to commercial real estate agent John Tecklenburg on November 3, criticized the lead vote-getter as a “developer” in comments to the press.