Few would argue that poverty isn’t a colossal problem in Buffalo – a problem so entrenched and ubiquitous, in fact, that it’s almost taken as a given. But India Walton and Byron Brown differ sharply in their beliefs about the policies best suited to address it.
The candidate waits for the resident to open the door on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
The candidate speaks to a resident who wished not be identified on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
In a contest marked by passionate but divided loyalties throughout the city, Walton supporters say carrying their candidate's flag in South Buffalo is a tough assignment.
The candidate, right, walks down the sidewalk with volunteer Akua Kamua-Harris, center, and her security guard Kevin Melvin, left, on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
India Walton campaigns outside the polling site at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. She greets Jane Jacobson, who is going in to vote.Â
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Mayoral candidate India Walton waves to passing cars outside the polling site at the Salvation Army on Grant Street in Buffalo and encourages them to vote.
The candidate waits for the resident to open the door on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
The candidate, right, walks down the sidewalk with volunteer Akua Kamua-Harris, center, and her security guard Kevin Melvin, left, on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
The candidate speaks to a resident who wished not be identified on Masten Avenue as Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton campaigns door-to-door on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
India Walton campaigns outside the polling site at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. She greets Jane Jacobson, who is going in to vote.Â
