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Mary Sheffield

Mary Sheffield

Detroit City Mayor

About the Office

The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the municipality. They often preside over council meetings and may have the power to hire and fire heads of municipal departments.

Term Length

4 years

Election Date

Nov 4, 2025

About Me

Party

Nonpartisan

Occupation

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My Top Issues

Infrastructure / Transportation

Prioritizing cleaning alley-ways and restoring sidewalks.

Infrastructure / Transportation

Exploring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and expanding the M1 rail to improve speed and further service.

Housing

Working to expand grant opportunities for home repair.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Enhancing effective community policing by implementing 24/7 neighborhood-based community policing.

Taxes / Budget

Working with the State Legislature in Lansing to address structural property tax reform.

Education

Creating targeted after-school programs and partnership options within the school district with the highest rates of absenteeism, located within 2 miles of school sites.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Enhancing effective community policing by implementing 24/7 neighborhood-based community policing.

Education

Launching a supplemental Detroit Promise program to provide proactive mentorship and wraparound services to potential Detroit Promise participants and families, starting in middle school, to increase program utilization and ultimately reduce absenteeism.

Infrastructure / Transportation

Exploring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and expanding the M1 rail to improve speed and further service.

Economy

Bringing higher livable wage jobs to Detroit and providing workforce development for current residents.

Taxes / Budget

Working with the State Legislature in Lansing to address structural property tax reform.

Infrastructure / Transportation

Working to implement DDOT Reimagined before 2030, prioritizing 10-minute frequency on key routes.

Housing

Renters must receive education to understand their rights, guidance to find compliant landlords and supports to hold bad landlords accountable. Instead of expecting Detroiters to endlessly search for these resources, we will create a one-stop-shop for policies, programs and advocates to support renters and to make the dream of homeownership an affordable reality.

Government Reform

Reducing the red tape that makes it more difficult to open a business in Detroit.

Education

Launching a supplemental Detroit Promise program to provide proactive mentorship and wraparound services to potential Detroit Promise participants and families, starting in middle school, to increase program utilization and ultimately reduce absenteeism.

Economy

Reactivating Commercial Corridors with amenities, food, entertainment and thus, business opportunities within the neighborhoods and unique to every District.

Social Services

Targeting under-represented, low-income and senior Detroiters with new initiatives to address household needs.

Housing

Working to put Detroiters on a pathway to homeownership.

Housing

Renters must receive education to understand their rights, guidance to find compliant landlords and supports to hold bad landlords accountable. Instead of expecting Detroiters to endlessly search for these resources, we will create a one-stop-shop for policies, programs and advocates to support renters and to make the dream of homeownership an affordable reality.

Social Services

Releasing plan to activate an in-person “Neighborhood Opportunity and Empowerment Hubs”.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Addressing Root Causes of Crime, expanding access to mental health care & trauma recovery services, and continuing expansion & investment in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs.

Infrastructure / Transportation

Working to implement DDOT Reimagined before 2030, prioritizing 10-minute frequency on key routes.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Addressing Root Causes of Crime, expanding access to mental health care & trauma recovery services, and continuing expansion & investment in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs.

Education

Creating targeted after-school programs and partnership options within the school district with the highest rates of absenteeism, located within 2 miles of school sites.

Economy

Reactivating Commercial Corridors with amenities, food, entertainment and thus, business opportunities within the neighborhoods and unique to every District.

Infrastructure / Transportation

Prioritizing cleaning alley-ways and restoring sidewalks.

Social Services

Releasing plan to activate an in-person “Neighborhood Opportunity and Empowerment Hubs”.

Economy

Bringing higher livable wage jobs to Detroit and providing workforce development for current residents.

Social Services

Targeting under-represented, low-income and senior Detroiters with new initiatives to address household needs.

Government Reform

Reducing the red tape that makes it more difficult to open a business in Detroit.

Housing

Working to put Detroiters on a pathway to homeownership.

Housing

Working to expand grant opportunities for home repair.

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