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Kanye West donates $73,000 to Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia

ABC/Randy HolmesKanye West is following the lead of his good friend Chance the Rapper and supporting the campaign of Amara Enyia who is running for mayor of Chicago.

Kanye donated $73,000 to her campaign, matching the amount of fines she owes from her 2015 campaign for not filing financial reports, according to the Chicago Tribune. She faced a December 20 deadline to pay the fines.

The candidate immediately used his donation to pay the fines, stating, “the $73,540 debt to the Illinois State Board of Elections has been paid in full.”

“The Amara Enyia campaign thanks Chicago native, Kanye West, for his generous action,” the statement continues.  “Amara’s

 

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