VIDEO: Police Association President Runs for Mayor
The outspoken president of the Memphis Police Association, Mike Williams, is running for Mayor, and surprisingly, the veteran police officer doesn’t list public safety as his campaign’s top issue. Instead, getting a fairer deal for the working taxpayer is his top priority.
Williams has been a thorn in the side of Mayor A C Wharton, Jr.’s administration for a while. Now, he’s going after Wharton’s job.
“I have issues when economic development is put before support services of the citizens that actually pay the tax dollars,” Williams said.
About 25 supporters joined Williams at the AFSME union hall when he announced his candidacy for Memphis mayor. Williams says public safety is high on his list of priorities, but it’s not the number one reason he’s running.
“My number one priority is giving the citizens of Memphis their voice back on deciding how to spend their hard-earned tax dollars,” he said.