Kanye West cuts six-figure check for Democratic candidate

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri

Published November 3, 2018 4:56am ET

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Kanye West cuts six-figure check for Democratic candidate — FILE - In this July 26, 2015, file photo, Kanye West performs during the closing ceremony of the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Kanye West, Beck, the Strokes and the Killers are set to perform at the three-day 2016 Governors Ball Music Festival in June. | (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

In a week where Kanye West made headlines for vowing to leave politics, he also donated more than $125,000 to a Democratic candidate.

The Associated Press reported that West donated $126,460 to Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia, citing state campaign records. Enyia, one of more than a dozen candidates so far vying to replace outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel in next February’s election.

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