Who is India Walton?
THE city of Buffalo, New York will likely have a new mayor very soon. India Walton defeated the incumbent mayor of the Western New York city on Tuesday night and is poised to become the first socialist mayor of a large city in the United States since Milwaukee's Frank P. Zeidler left office back in 1960. Walton, 38, ran in the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, NY, and defeated four-term incumbent Byron Brown. She was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party and is a self-identified socialist. On Tuesday night after it became more clear that Walton would win, a reporter asked her, Do you consider yourself a socialist?" "Oh, absolutely, Walton responded. The entire intent of this campaign is to draw down power and resources to the ground level and into the hands of the people." Walton ran in the Democratic primary in order to run on that party line in November. No Republicans ran in the primary election for mayor and Buffalo is a strongly Democratic city, according to NPR. Generally, the Democratic Party winner goes on to win in the general election. But Walton calls herself a socialist and was backed by the more progressive Working Families Party. If elected in November, which seems likely, Walton would become Buffalo's first female mayor, according to CNN. "Mommy, I won! Mommy, I'm the mayor of Buffalo ... well, not until January, but yeah!" Walton told her mother in a Tuesday night phone call caught on camera by The Buffalo News. Brown is an ally of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and a former chairman of the New York Democratic Party, so the result of the election is both historic and seen as a blow to the Democratic establishment in the staunchly blue state. Walton had her first child when she was 14, and she moved out and lived in a home for young mothers outside Buffalo in Lackawanna, according to The New Republic. Her first child, Mahkahi Jones, was born with a chronic illness  sickle cell disease  and she went on to have premature twins at age 19 named Mikail and Marquan with her now-husband, Vernon Walton, according to local outlet WIVB-4. Most read in News BRIDGE CARNAGE Shock moment bridge COLLAPSES onto freeway - injuring six people HIDDEN TATTOO MESSAGE McAfee once said if he ever dies in suicide - he DIDN'T kill himself TECH MOGUL DEAD John McAfee 'hangs himself' in Spanish jail ahead of extradition to US Breaking ACID HORROR Seven Greek bishops doused with acid in 'act of revenge and despair by priest' KAM SLAM Trump trolls Kamala and says VP is only visiting border because he announced trip 'HE'S DOWN' Shock moment pet chimp is shot dead after savagely mauling owner's daughter  After her experiences with healthcare dealing with her childrens needs, Walton became a nurse herself and eventually became an organizer for her union, 1199 SEIU. She and Vernon also have another son, Mason, who is 11. Shes always been the person that I go to when I need help or need someone to talk to, her oldest son told WIVB. Shes always been there.