Other devotees of the former mayor have yet to weigh in By Zachary Gorchow • Free Press Staff Writer • October 13, 2008 Two key supporters of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are backing, or leaning toward backing, former Councilman Nicholas Hood III, alliances that hold both promise and pitfalls as Hood launches his mayoral campaign. The supporters are Conrad Mallett, the former state Supreme Court justice who played a key role in Kilpatrick’s 2001 campaign, and the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, one of Kilpatrick’s staunchest defenders during the text message scandal. Other high-profile Kilpatrick supporters are staying quiet for now, but their involvement is under close watch because the former mayor’s voting base is up for grabs while their affiliation with the disgraced Kilpatrick could be used against whoever they...
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