The first question Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was asked after finishing his prepared remarks during his weekly Monday press conference was if he would be filing a campaign finance report by the Jan. 31 deadline.
“I do and I’m aware of the law,” Lumumba replied. “That’s all I’m saying.”
Lumumba hasn’t filed a campaign finance report since 2021, according to public records. Mississippi law states campaign finance reports must be filed annually, but punishment for failing to do so remains unclear…