WFAE and the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg hosted a forum with the candidates for Mecklenburg County sheriff at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown. “Charlotte Talks” host Mike Collins moderated the discussion and it was streamed live here.
All four candidates running for the office are Democrats and will first compete in the Democratic primary on March 3. All four were invited and initially confirmed their participation.
Days before the event, Sheriff Garry McFadden told WFAE he would be in Washington, D.C., on business related to ICE operations in Minneapolis and would be unable to attend the forum. Candidate Antwain Nance did not attend the event and did not provide a reason for his absence…