There are less than three weeks away from Election Day in Michigan on Nov. 4, and WXYZ was proud to host the only face-to-face debate in the Detroit mayoral election.
Solomon Kinloch Jr., the pastor at Triumph Church, and Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council president, took the stage at Broadcast House on Wednesday night.
From public safety and jobs to the future of the Motor City, 7 News Detroit anchor Carolyn Clifford and Editorial Director Chuck Stokes took the top issues to the two candidates.
You can watch the full debate in the video below
We held a random drawing before the debate and Kinloch was chosen to go first during the opening statements, saying, I want to take this moment to personally extend an invitation for you to partner with me to lift every block. Detroit is at a c