Watch now: India Walton calls her mother on primary night: 'Mommy, I'm the mayor of Buffalo'
India Walton calls her mother on the night of the elections to tell her she won the Democratic primary June 22, 2021.
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"I want people in position who are going to do the best job that they possibly can where they are because they want to be there and want to create change for our people," Walton said.
Where does India B. Walton stand on the issues as she prepares to become Buffalo's next mayor?
The congresswoman from the Bronx who won election in 2018 and has since become synonymous with progressive politics in the United States congratulated Walton for her seeming victory in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary.
Walton shocked four-term incumbent Byron W. Brown in Tuesday's Democratic primary for mayor in what may rank as the most historic upset in the city's political history.
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"This has just been an unprecedented campaign like Buffalo has never seen before. I'm extremely proud," India Walton said Wednesday.
“If there wasn’t a challenge, I would be disappointed,” said Council President Darius G. Pridgen.
