Sanford: As campaign reaches end run, mayoral candidates owe voters answers
From left to right: Floyd Bonner, Karen Camper, J.W. Gibson, Willie Herenton, Michelle McKissack, Van Turner and Paul Young are all running to be the next mayor of Memphis. (From left to right: Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file; Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian; Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file; Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian; Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian; Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Each of the seven serious contenders for Memphis’ next mayor owe voters answers to important, and different, questions about their pasts.
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