- Watch the debate online and read a recap of what the candidates discussed
- Watch a replay of the debate on TV on Oct. 4 at 3:06 a.m.
- Head to Facebook and Twitter (using the hashtag #debate3) to see what Memphians were talking about during the events with WREG’s Adam Hammond and April Thompson
- Read a play-by-play of the debate below
Most viewers chatting on our Facebook page are concerned about crime.
Memphis can have all kinds of jobs, Collins says.
“We need less talk, more action,” Strickland says about fighting poverty, again mentioning crime as a major point of action.
“It costs more to live in poverty than it does out of poverty.” — Strickland However, the City Council has no authority to raise the minimum wage, he said.
In response to raising the minimum wage, Wharton says: “We end up paying for it otherwise … we might as well put it in their pockets.”
Wharton will look for leadership in a police director and will aim to use technology to a greater extent.
Strickland wants the best possible person in the police director position — someone with zero tolerance for violent crime.
Collins wants to re-establish neighborhood watches and have a more active crime watch.
Collins wants to ensure companies are living up to their promises to the city, which he says is the biggest problem with the pilots.
Strickland says he thinks addressing crime is the biggest factor in attracting businesses.
In the first six months of this year, Memphis had five times more pilot tax breaks than Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville combined. What do the candidates think?
Wharton says he will be “much more deliberate in staffing.”
Strickland wants to focus more on violent rather than nonviolent crime.
“We have the skilled workforce here.” — Collins
Wharton looks to take bold actions.
A C Wharton’s vision for Memphis is “based on optimism,” he says. “We should not become just bogged down by the challenges.”
“I want to provide for a better Memphis.” — Strickland
Jim Strickland fits politics and his Christian faith together through service.
Harold Collins imagines a better Memphis — how will we get us there?
What do your fellow Memphians want to hear about from these candidates as the debate approaches? Join in the discussion on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/wreg3/posts/1151811214847583