Jeffre campaign calls in star power

Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees (foreground) sings as Justin P. Jeffre, Jeff Timmons and his brother Drew Lachey dance during their performance at Riverbend Music Center Sept. 9, 2001.

Former 98 Degrees bandleader Nick Lachey will be in Mount Adams Sunday for a campaign fund-raiser for bandmate Justin P. Jeffre's campaign for Cincinnati mayor, the Jeffre campaign announced today.

It will be the third time Lachey -- who flirted at a run for Cincinnati mayor himself -- has come back to town to campaign for Jeffre. And while he's not bringing his wife, singer and MTV Newlyweds co-star Jessica Simpson, the Jeffre campaign hopes to schedule her for an event Labor Day weekend.

The contribution for Sunday's event is $20, or $10 with a donation of canned goods to the Freestore/Foodbank.

"Certainly we could raise more money if it was $50 or $100, and people would come," said campaign spokeswoman Andrea Leslie. "The goal of the campaign has never been to raise a million dollars. The goal is to get people into the system, to encourage them to participate -- and not to deter them with high prices."

The event starts at 10 p.m. Sunday at Alive One, 941 Pavilion St., Mount Adams.

UPDATE: Cin Weekly has a photo gallery of the event.

(Photo by Brandi Stafford/The Cincinnati Enquirer)