‘First of many’: socialist India Walton defeats four-term Buffalo mayor in primary upset

Walton is all but guaranteed to ascend to the mayoralty in solidly Democratic city

In her lifetime, India Walton has been a 14-year-old working mother, a nurse, a union representative and a socialist community organizer.

On Wednesday, she was on the cusp of yet another career change and a series of firsts" after defeating a four-term incumbent in the Democratic primary race to become the mayor of Buffalo, New York state's second largest city.