BUFFALO, N.Y. — India Walton may have never held public office, but the 39-year-old is on a mission to make a change.
While she is touted as a socialist candidate who won the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, it is not lost on her that she is not the face many expected.
Community involvement as an organizer, activist, and a registered nurse are just a few titles she wears with a badge of honor. Mayor of Buffalo is what she hopes to add to her resume after November.
2 On Your Side's Claudine Ewing asked Walton what her cabinet would look like if she is sworn in as mayor.
"It's going to be diverse, and it is going to be filled with subject matter experts. There will be no patronage and no favors. I want people who are well qualified to do the job, and if you do your job well, you stay. If you do your job poorly, you go," she said.
She knows she has a deep learning curve ahead.
"Buffalo is a complicated place, politically, and people have to be very careful with what they say and do, and everyone is welcome to participate in this administration," Walton said.
She is not in favor of deputy mayors.
Expect a different feel in Buffalo City Hall. According to Walton, "it's going to be some soul in that joint."
Mayor Brown has been asked about what comes next ever since Tuesday night's loss in the Democratic primary.
On Friday, his campaign said a write-in effort is under consideration.
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