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 a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
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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