Ferguson is an avid critic of former Memphis Mayor W. W. Herenton.
These large scale "blockbuster" style exhibitions brought in excess of eight-hundred thousand tourists during the first administration of Mayor W. W. Herenton.
The previous mayor, Dr. W. W. Herenton had resigned as mayor prior to the end of his term of office.
CST on WREC, were reserved for the city government, in particular Mayor W. W. Herenton and House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh, whom he routinely referred to as "King Willie" and "Neanderthal Naifeh" for their alleged abuses of government and ethical violations.
In 2010, Herenton announced that he would run against Congressman Steve Cohen in the Democratic Primary for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.
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In April 2009, however, Herenton formed an exploratory committee to run in the 2010 US Congressional Election for the 9th District of Tennessee, presumably in the Democratic primary against incumbent Steve Cohen.
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Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician who was formerly mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, and was candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, until his defeat in the Democratic primary against incumbent Steve Cohen.