Action should follow history, say four community-minded Detroit women who wish to work with Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield as ...

Mary Sheffield will be the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Detroit. Here's what Black women in Detroit have to say.

Detroit made history electing its first female mayor when Mary Sheffield defeated the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.

Mary Sheffield has already made history during her career in public service, and will set another benchmark as the first ...

Detroit’s election of its first woman mayor marks the culmination of decades of women’s political influence in the city.

Mary Sheffield’s 12-year Detroit City Council career reached a new plateau on Tuesday after the city elected her as the first ...

This mayoral victory is groundbreaking. When Sheffield is sworn in next January, she will be the first woman in the city's 75 ...

Democrat Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s youngest City Council president, was elected as mayor Tuesday, making her the first woman ...

DETROIT -- City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.

Mary Sheffield is the first woman to be elected Detroit mayor after defeating Solomon Kinloch in the 2025 election.

With 49% of the vote in, Sheffield defeated the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., 78% to 22%. She’ll succeed Mayor Mike Duggan, who has led the city for nearly 12 years. Duggan endorsed Sheffield in August, ...