McCowan, left, and De Vivo

While attention has been focused on who will challenge Mayor Francis Slay in the Democratic primary, the Green Party today added some intrigue of their own: A contested primary.

Mayoral hopeful Elston K. McCowan, a union official and…

McCowan

The Green Party’s Elston K. McCowan, a preacher and union official, was the first mayoral hopeful to declare his intention to challenge incumbent Francis Slay.

And while he has been stumping for weeks, McCowan is yet to officially file.

Last week, McCowan lead a…

McCowan

If Green Party candidate Elston K. McCowan is going to gain any traction in his bid to unseat Mayor Francis Slay, it’ll help if he has at least some support from organized labor.

But even his own union is backing the opposition.

McCowan works…

As mentioned earlier, the Rev. Elston K. McCowan, a pastor who works for the Service Employees International Union Local 2000, announced this morning at City Hall he is running for mayor of St. Louis as a…