‘You can’t just hide at Houston’s’: McKissack questions no-show Herenton at debate
Mayoral candidates at the ABC-TV Channel 24 debate Sept. 11 included Floyd Bonner Jr., Karen Camper, J.W. Gibson, Michelle McKissack, Van Turner and Paul Young. (The Daily Memphian files)
The candidates were allowed to ask each other questions, confronting one another on their pasts and records.
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2023 Memphis Mayor's race Paul Young Floyd Bonner Jr ABC-TV Channel 24 Michelle McKissack J.W. Gibson Van Turner Karen CamperSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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