Kanye cash to Chance-backed candidate pays off debt, but sparks Trump questions

Rapper Kanye West on Monday donated $73,540 to the longshot Chicago mayoral campaign of Amara Enyia, six days after Chance the Rapper's celebrity endorsement elevated Enyia in the crowded race to replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

The infusion of cash also comes just 11 days after West's face-to-face talk with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office made national headlines.

The sizable donation is the first concrete sign that Chance's surprise endorsement of Enyia is translating into hard cash for the woman who currently serves as executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, who needs to introduce herself to Chicago voters to have any hope of standing out in the crowd.

At the close of the third-quarter, Enyia reported having just $67.54 in the bank. The candidate said she already has used West's contribution to settle a $73,540 debt to the State board of Elections stemming from filing fees and penalties never paid that must be resolved before she can get on the mayoral ballot.

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