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Detroit Election Videos Bridge Gap Between Candidates and Voters

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
October 9, 2025
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EL CENTRAL Hispanic News is proud to announce a partnership with Detroit nonprofit CitizenDetroit that has produced over sixty videos with 31 candidates running for public office across Detroit’s municipal elections.

The collaboration brings candidates directly to voters and covers races for mayor, all seven City Council districts plus at-large seats, police commissioners for each district, and community advisory boards for districts 4 and 5.

“CitizenDetroit is proud to partner with EL CENTRAL to share candidate videos across Instagram and Facebook,” said CitizenDetroit CEO Sheila Cockrel. “This collaboration expands access to civic information, ensuring Detroit voters can hear directly from those seeking to represent them. By meeting people where they are—on the platforms they use every day—we’re strengthening democracy and making sure more voices are heard.”

While every candidate across all races was invited to participate in the free opportunity, the 60+ videos feature those who chose to take part. The interviews include several high-profile candidates, such as mayoral frontrunner Mary Sheffield, as well as candidates in the District 6 race (which represents Southwest Detroit) including incumbent Gabriela Santiago-Romero and challenger Tyrone Carter, a current state representative.

All mayoral candidate videos and District 6 candidate videos have been translated into Spanish and are now available on EL CENTRAL’s social media platforms: @elcentralmedia on Instagram and EL CENTRAL Hispanic News on Facebook. To ensure voters have complete information, accompanying posts for each race list all candidates, whether they participated in the interviews or not, and whether they’re on the ballot or running as write-ins.

“I think most people find election season a bit overwhelming,” said EL CENTRAL Digital Content Manager Michael D. Gutierrez, who filmed and edited all videos for the project. “So when the opportunity arose to work with CitizenDetroit to create a stronger connection between candidates and voters, one that’s not so buttoned-up, it seemed like a great way to bridge that gap.”

CitizenDetroit CEO Sheila Cockrel and Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Larson led the organizing and production of the project. The interviews were conducted by Cockrel along with CitizenDetroit volunteers Arabia Simeon of Politics on the Go, and hip-hop artist/cultural organizer Dominique Campbell.

Each video runs three minutes or less and follows a two-part format designed to help voters see both the serious and personable sides of each candidate. In part one, candidates answered one of three questions written specifically for their race, which were designed around hot-button issues such as the use of facial recognition technology, and whether to trust the community’s word over that of the police, or vice-versa. 

Part two takes a lighter approach with fun Detroit-themed questions, because whether you’re team Lafayette or American Coney Island, team Vernors or Faygo, or whether you think “Detroit Hustles Harder” or it’s “Detroit Versus Everybody,” a candidate’s choice says something about who they are as a Detroiter.

The videos are available now across multiple platforms. Spanish-speaking voters can watch the mayoral and District 6 candidate videos on @elcentralmedia on Instagram and EL CENTRAL Hispanic News on Facebook. All candidate videos in English with subtitles are available on @citizendetroit on Instagram, CitizenDetroit7575 on YouTube, and CitizenDetroit on Facebook.

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EL CENTRAL Hispanic News se enorgullece en anunciar una colaboración con la organización sin fines de lucro CitizenDetroit, con la cual se produjeron más de 60 videos con 31 candidatos que compiten por diferentes cargos públicos en las elecciones municipales de Detroit.

Esta alianza acerca directamente a los candidatos con los votantes, cubriendo las contiendas para alcalde, los siete distritos del Concejo Municipal más los escaños generales, así como las posiciones de comisionados de policía en cada distrito y los consejos asesores comunitarios de los distritos 4 y 5.

“Creo que la mayoría de la gente encuentra la temporada electoral un poco abrumadora,” explicó Michael D. Gutierrez, Digital Content Manager de EL CENTRAL, quien filmó y editó todos los videos del proyecto. “Así que cuando surgió la oportunidad de colaborar con CitizenDetroit para crear una conexión más directa y humana entre los candidatos y los votantes, sin tanta formalidad, me pareció una gran forma de cerrar esa brecha.”

Aunque todos los candidatos fueron invitados a participar de manera gratuita, los más de 60 videos presentan a quienes decidieron aprovechar la oportunidad. Las entrevistas incluyen a figuras reconocidas como Mary Sheffield, principal candidata a la alcaldía, así como a los contendientes del Distrito 6, que representa al suroeste de Detroit: la actual concejal Gabriela Santiago-Romero y el exrepresentante estatal Tyrone Carter.

Todos los videos de los candidatos a la alcaldía y del Distrito 6 han sido traducidos al español y ya están disponibles en las redes sociales de EL CENTRAL: @elcentralmedia en Instagram y EL CENTRAL Hispanic News en Facebook. Además, para asegurar que los votantes tengan toda la información necesaria, cada publicación incluye la lista completa de candidatos, participantes o no en las entrevistas, e indica si su nombre aparece directamente en la boleta o si son candidatos por escrito (write-ins).

El proyecto fue dirigido por Sheila Cockrel, directora ejecutiva de CitizenDetroit, junto con Kelly Larson, directora administrativa. Las entrevistas fueron conducidas por Cockrel y las voluntarias de CitizenDetroit Arabia Simeon, del programa Politics on the Go, y la artista de hip-hop y organizadora cultural Dominique Campbell.

Cada video dura tres minutos o menos y sigue un formato de dos partes que permite a los votantes conocer tanto el lado serio como el más personal de cada candidato. En la primera parte, respondieron una de tres preguntas diseñadas específicamente para su contienda, enfocadas en temas actuales como el uso de tecnología de reconocimiento facial o la confianza en la palabra de la comunidad frente a la de la policía, y viceversa.

La segunda parte tiene un tono más ligero con preguntas típicamente de Detroit, porque —ya sea que seas del equipo Lafayette o American Coney Island, prefieras Vernors o Faygo, o creas que “Detroit Hustles Harder” o “Detroit Versus Everybody”— las respuestas de los candidatos dicen mucho sobre quiénes son como habitantes de Detroit.

Los videos ya están disponibles en varias plataformas.

Los votantes de habla hispana pueden ver las entrevistas de los candidatos a la alcaldía y del Distrito 6 en @elcentralmedia en Instagram y EL CENTRAL Hispanic News en Facebook.

Los videos en inglés (con subtítulos) están disponibles en @citizendetroit en Instagram, CitizenDetroit7575 en YouTube y CitizenDetroit en Facebook.

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