The year 2026 started with history being made as Mary Sheffield was officially sworn in on Thursday as Detroit’s first woman mayor.
Sheffield was sworn in as the city’s 76th mayor at 10 a.m. in a private ceremony at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. A public event will be held on Jan. 9.
Sheffield succeeds Mike Duggan, who served as mayor for the last 12 years and is now running in the Michigan gubernatorial race…