Topical On the endorsement front, Buffalo Council members say little in a noisy mayoral contest By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter Sep 20, 2021 Sep 20, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 India Walton and Byron Brown stood next to each other during the recent mayoral debate. James P. McCoy / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter Amid the national attention Buffalo's mayoral race has drawn, one group has been mostly silent.kAm|@DE r@>>@? r@F?4:= >6>36CD 2C6 6G2D:G6 23@FE H9@ E96J DFAA@CE :? E96 }@G] a 6=64E:@?i qJC@? qC@H?[ E96 7@FC\E6C> :?4F>36?E H9@ =@DE E96 s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2CJ[ @C x?5:2 (2=E@?[ E96 D6=7\56D4C:365 D@4:2=:DE H9@D6 DFCAC:D:?8 AC:>2CJ H:? AFED 96C @? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story India Walton adds to staff and supporters; Byron Brown returns focus to write-in campaign It was almost as though the switch flipped Monday to full-blown campaign mode in the contest for mayor of Buffalo. India Walton turns down second mayoral debate "We announced in August that we would be participating in one debate – one more than Byron Brown agreed to during the primary election – and w… In Buffalo's race for mayor, will blue-collar Democrats embrace India Walton's democratic socialism? Buffalo emerges as a laboratory for Walton's political viability in a campaign capturing national attention. Election 2021: Buffalo mayor Early voting begins Oct. 23, and Election Day is Nov. 2. 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India Walton endorsed by Assemblyman Jonathan D. Rivera “It is with incredible excitement that I lend my support to such a dynamic and engaging leader," Rivera said.
India Walton adds to staff and supporters; Byron Brown returns focus to write-in campaign It was almost as though the switch flipped Monday to full-blown campaign mode in the contest for mayor of Buffalo.
India Walton turns down second mayoral debate "We announced in August that we would be participating in one debate – one more than Byron Brown agreed to during the primary election – and w…
In Buffalo's race for mayor, will blue-collar Democrats embrace India Walton's democratic socialism? Buffalo emerges as a laboratory for Walton's political viability in a campaign capturing national attention.
Election 2021: Buffalo mayor Early voting begins Oct. 23, and Election Day is Nov. 2. Buffalo voters will either write down Byron Brown's name and vote him in for an unpre…
India Walton: Elected officials, 'you are being put on notice' “If there wasn’t a challenge, I would be disappointed,” said Council President Darius G. Pridgen.
Why a downtown stadium is not a hot Buffalo mayoral issue (Hint: the price tag) As a healthy debate wages over City of Buffalo and Orchard Park as locations for a new Buffalo Bills stadium, the candidates for mayor appear …
Walton wants more money for Buffalo schools; Brown says he already increased funding The scope of Buffalo's support of the school district figures to be a campaign issue leading up to the November general election.
Walton pushes police accountability, calls officers 'overtaxed' with duties others should do Mayoral candidate India Walton wants to amend the city charter to establish an independent police oversight body with investigatory and subpoe…