A Socialist Is On Track To Be Buffalo’s Next Mayor After Defeating Democratic Incumbent
Andrew Trunsky
Political Reporter
June 23, 2021 12:17 PM ET
India Walton, a political newcomer and socialist community activist, stunned Buffalo, New York’s four-term incumbent mayor in the city’s Democratic primary Tuesday.
Walton, who ran with the support of the Democratic Socialists of America, was leading Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown by seven points with all in-person ballots counted when the Associated Press called the race Tuesday. With her primary victory, Walton is set to be the first socialist mayor in the U.S. in decades and the first female mayor in Buffalo’s history.
“This is the work of a well-meaning group of rebels and revolutionaries that had a bold vision on what we want the future of our city to look like,” Walton told her supporters Tuesday night. “All that we are doing in this moment is claiming what is rightfully ours. We are the workers. We do the work. And we deserve a government that works with and for us.”
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