Public Swearing-in Celebration Planned for Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield

Mary Sheffield Is Sworn In as Detroit’s First Woman Mayor

Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR DETROIT ~ History was made Friday morning when the city of Detroit swore in its first-ever woman mayor. Mary Sheffield, 38, officially became mayor at the Detroit Opera House during the Rise Higher Detroit! Investiture Ceremony, with the event attended by hundreds of Detroit-area residents and leaders. Sheffield delivered a speech that brought up some of her goals as mayor, including investing improving pub…

"Generational Change Happening": Michigan Lawmakers Cross Paths at Sheffield Inauguration

Former and current elected leaders filled concourse at the Detroit Opera House Friday to celebrate the symbolic inauguration event for new Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield. “It’s a historic day for Detroit, historic day for Michigan,” U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Michigan Chronicle in an interview Friday at the Detroit Opera House. “People feel proud of what mayor Duggan accomplished, and they’re really excited about what Mayor Sheffield is going t…

Sheffield jumpstarts new outlook for Detroit as mayor with investiture fanfare

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield addresses friends, colleagues and supporters during an investiture ceremony at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, Mich. Jan. 9, 2026 | ScreenshotDetroit Mayor Mary Sheffield took a final victory lap on Friday with an investiture ceremony at the Detroit Opera House that, at times, felt more like church and a gospel concert than your average swearing-in for a government official. Sheffield, the daughter and granddaugh…

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History will be made in Detroit as Mayor Mary Sheffield will be publicly sworn in at a ceremony at the Detroit Opera House.

Mayor Mary Sheffield thanks Detroit in historic swearing-in ceremony

Mary Sheffield officially became Detroit's 76th mayor during a public ceremonial swearing-in.

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield publicly sworn in, vows to fight ...