Sanford: Will Strickland’s popularity outweigh voter preference in term limit referendum?
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will seek reelection next year if Memphis voters approve a referendum extending term limits for the mayor and city council. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
Memphis voters have tended to favor incumbents. Since the mid-1960s, only three sitting mayors have been denied reelection.
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