{"id":1928,"date":"2026-08-01T20:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T20:36:51","slug":"buying-support-black-pastor-who-endorsed-abdul-el-sayed-got-paid-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1928","title":{"rendered":"Buying Support? Black Pastor Who Endorsed Abdul El-Sayed Got Paid Big"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Horace Sheffield III endorsed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on his radio show last week and urged listeners to make \u201c5 and 10 phone calls\u201d to help him in the Aug. 4 primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. Sheffield is the pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship and host of \u201cThe Wake-Up Call\u201d on FaithTalk 101.5 FM.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1926\">Iran\u2019s Latest Weapon? U.S. Troops\u2019 Social Media Posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Campaign finance records show El-Sayed\u2019s campaign made 10 payments of $7,500 each to Ecumenical Ministers Alliance, totaling $75,000, between Oct. 21 and June 1. The payments were listed as \u201cpolitical consulting.\u201d Sheffield incorporated the nonprofit in 2010. It is registered to his home address.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield has publicly supported El-Sayed several times without publicly disclosing the payments. During a Dec. 6 appearance on his show, he endorsed the candidate and pledged to put his \u201cfull force of soldiers\u201d behind him.<\/p>\n<p>In a June 20 video filmed at El-Sayed\u2019s campaign headquarters, Sheffield said he expected El-Sayed to beat Stevens. The nonprofit itself endorsed El-Sayed last month. El-Sayed said he was \u201cdeeply honored\u201d by the endorsement and features it on his campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Sheffield faced a similar situation. He was suspended from WFDF after endorsing Shri Thanedar for governor while Thanedar\u2019s campaign was paying his nonprofit tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work.<\/p>\n<p>WFDF owner John Adell pointed to FCC equal-time rules. Sheffield later said, \u201cI won\u2019t be involved in any more campaigns.\u201d Records from that year show three other Michigan candidates \u2014 Kevin Robbins, Tracy Green, and Terra Defoe \u2014 each paid the nonprofit $750 listed as \u201cendorsement fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1924\">\u2018I\u2019m A Culturalist\u2019: Comedy Legend Rejects \u2018Racist\u2019 Label, Rips Mass Muslim Immigration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield is the father of Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and serves as president of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network.<\/p>\n<p>He has referred to Al Sharpton as a longtime friend. In 2024, the Free Beacon reported that Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign paid $500,000 to Sharpton\u2019s National Action Network shortly before she appeared on his MSNBC program.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Salem Media, which owns FaithTalk 101.5 FM, said: \u201cWe completely reject the endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed made during this paid programming. Pastor Horace Sheffield is not a Salem Media employee and has no affiliation with Salem Media other than purchasing airtime for his independently produced program. Salem Media is supporting Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate, and the views expressed during this paid program do not reflect the views of our company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In last week\u2019s interview, Sheffield echoed El-Sayed\u2019s arguments against corporate PAC money and in favor of Medicare for All. He described Stevens as \u201cthe person who is running\u201d and claimed she \u201chas never been seen\u201d in Detroit. Polling shows Stevens ahead by 46 points among black voters in Michigan. Sheffield closed one segment by saying, \u201cLord, help this man win.\u201d El-Sayed responded, \u201cYou can\u2019t buy authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1922\">U.N. Agencies Continue Obstructing U.S. Investigation Into Gaza Aid, Hamas Ties<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horace Sheffield III endorsed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on his radio show last week and urged listeners to make \u201c5 and 10 phone calls\u201d to help him in the Aug. 4 primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. Sheffield is the pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship and host of \u201cThe Wake-Up Call\u201d on FaithTalk 101.5 FM.Campaign finance records show El-Sayed\u2019s campaign made 10 payments of $7,500 each to Ecumenical Ministers Alliance, totaling $75,000, between Oct. 21 and June 1. The payments were listed as \u201cpolitical consulting.\u201d Sheffield incorporated the nonprofit in 2010. It is registered to his home address.Sheffield has publicly supported El-Sayed several times without publicly disclosing the payments. During a Dec. 6 appearance on his show, he endorsed the candidate and pledged to put his \u201cfull force of soldiers\u201d behind him.In a June 20 video filmed at El-Sayed\u2019s campaign headquarters, Sheffield said he expected El-Sayed to beat Stevens. The nonprofit itself endorsed El-Sayed last month. El-Sayed said he was \u201cdeeply honored\u201d by the endorsement and features it on his campaign website.In 2018, Sheffield faced a similar situation. He was suspended from WFDF after endorsing Shri Thanedar for governor while Thanedar\u2019s campaign was paying his nonprofit tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work.WFDF owner John Adell pointed to FCC equal-time rules. Sheffield later said, \u201cI won\u2019t be involved in any more campaigns.\u201d Records from that year show three other Michigan candidates \u2014 Kevin Robbins, Tracy Green, and Terra Defoe \u2014 each paid the nonprofit $750 listed as \u201cendorsement fees.\u201dSheffield is the father of Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and serves as president of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network.He has referred to Al Sharpton as a longtime friend. In 2024, the Free Beacon reported that Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign paid $500,000 to Sharpton\u2019s National Action Network shortly before she appeared on his MSNBC program.A spokeswoman for Salem Media, which owns FaithTalk 101.5 FM, said: \u201cWe completely reject the endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed made during this paid programming. Pastor Horace Sheffield is not a Salem Media employee and has no affiliation with Salem Media other than purchasing airtime for his independently produced program. Salem Media is supporting Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate, and the views expressed during this paid program do not reflect the views of our company.\u201dIn last week\u2019s interview, Sheffield echoed El-Sayed\u2019s arguments against corporate PAC money and in favor of Medicare for All. He described Stevens as \u201cthe person who is running\u201d and claimed she \u201chas never been seen\u201d in Detroit. Polling shows Stevens ahead by 46 points among black voters in Michigan. Sheffield closed one segment by saying, \u201cLord, help this man win.\u201d El-Sayed responded, \u201cYou can\u2019t buy authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Buying Support? 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Sheffield is the pastor of New Destiny Christian Fellowship and host of \u201cThe Wake-Up Call\u201d on FaithTalk 101.5 FM.Campaign finance records show El-Sayed\u2019s campaign made 10 payments of $7,500 each to Ecumenical Ministers Alliance, totaling $75,000, between Oct. 21 and June 1. The payments were listed as \u201cpolitical consulting.\u201d Sheffield incorporated the nonprofit in 2010. It is registered to his home address.Sheffield has publicly supported El-Sayed several times without publicly disclosing the payments. During a Dec. 6 appearance on his show, he endorsed the candidate and pledged to put his \u201cfull force of soldiers\u201d behind him.In a June 20 video filmed at El-Sayed\u2019s campaign headquarters, Sheffield said he expected El-Sayed to beat Stevens. The nonprofit itself endorsed El-Sayed last month. El-Sayed said he was \u201cdeeply honored\u201d by the endorsement and features it on his campaign website.In 2018, Sheffield faced a similar situation. He was suspended from WFDF after endorsing Shri Thanedar for governor while Thanedar\u2019s campaign was paying his nonprofit tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work.WFDF owner John Adell pointed to FCC equal-time rules. Sheffield later said, \u201cI won\u2019t be involved in any more campaigns.\u201d Records from that year show three other Michigan candidates \u2014 Kevin Robbins, Tracy Green, and Terra Defoe \u2014 each paid the nonprofit $750 listed as \u201cendorsement fees.\u201dSheffield is the father of Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and serves as president of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network.He has referred to Al Sharpton as a longtime friend. 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