2021 Buffalo mayoral election

rdf:langString 2021 Buffalo mayoral election

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rdf:langString Jaz Miles

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rdf:langString William O'Dell

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rdf:langString ;U.S. Senators *Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York *Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont *Chuck Schumer, United States Senator from New York and U.S. Senate Majority leader *Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts ;U.S. Representatives *Jamaal Bowman, U.S. Representative from New York's 16th congressional district *Brian Higgins, U.S. Representative from New York's 26th congressional district ' *Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district ;State legislators *Alessandra Biaggi, member of the New York State Senate from the 34th district *Harvey Epstein, member of the New York State Assembly from the 74th district *Emily Gallagher, member of the New York State Assembly from the 50th district *Michael Gianaris, member of the New York State Senate from the 12th district and New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader *Jessica González-Rojas, member of the New York State Assembly from the 34th district *Andrew Gounardes, member of the New York State Senate from the 22nd district *Zohran Mamdani, member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district *Marcela Mitaynes, member of the New York State Assembly from the 51st district *Jonathan Rivera, member of the New York State Assembly from New York's 149th State Assembly district *Sean Ryan, member of the New York State Senate from the 60th district *Phara Souffrant Forrest, member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district *Andrea Stewart-Cousins, member and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate *Antoine Thompson, member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council ; Local officials *April Baskin, member of the Erie County Legislature from the 2nd district , Chair of the Erie County Legislature *Betty Jean Grant, member of the Erie County Legislature from the 2nd district *Brad Lander, member of the New York City Council and 2021 Democratic nominee for New York City Comptroller *Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive *Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate *Rasheed Wyatt, member of the Buffalo Common Council ; Political parties *Erie County Democratic Party *Working Families Party ; Organizations *Buffalo DSA *Democracy for America *Democratic Socialists of America *Center for Popular Democracy *EMILY's List *The Gravel Institute *MoveOn *Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America *Our Revolution *People's Action *Run for Something ; Labor unions *American Federation of Teachers – Buffalo Teachers Federation ' *International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - Local 10 *New York State Nurses Association *United Food and Commercial Workers Local One *Workers United Upstate New York ;Individuals * Benny the Butcher, rapper * Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party * Cynthia Nixon, actress, activist and 2018 candidate for New York Governor in the Democratic Party primary * Zephyr Teachout, attorney, author, law professor, and 2014 candidate for New York Governor in the Democratic Party primary * Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator, candidate for Congress, and 2020 national co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign ;Newspapers and other media *The Buffalo Challenger

rdf:langString ;U.S. Representatives *Brian Higgins, U.S. Representative from New York's 26th congressional district ;State executives *Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York *Letitia James, Attorney General of New York ;Individuals *Jay Jacobs, Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee

rdf:langString ;State legislators *Phara Souffrant Forrest, member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district *Emily Gallagher, member of the New York State Assembly from the 50th district *Jessica González-Rojas, member of the New York State Assembly from the 34th district *Zohran Mamdani, member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district *Marcela Mitaynes, member of the New York State Assembly from the 51st district ;Local officials *Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate ;Organizations *Democratic Socialists of America ;Newspapers *The Buffalo Challenger

rdf:langString ; Political parties *Erie County Democratic Party ; Newspapers *The Buffalo News

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rdf:langString Byron Brown

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rdf:langString The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth-term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor. Four-time incumbent Democratic Mayor Byron Brown lost the June Democratic primary to India Walton, a political activist and nurse. Brown chose to run in the general election as a write-in candidate, and then attempted to obtain ballot access, but continued as a write-in when he was unable to secure a place on the ballot. The race attracted national attention as a proxy battle between progressives and moderates with Walton running as a socialist, and Brown running with moderate Democratic as well as Republican support. In addition to Brown, there were at least three other write-in candidates. On the night of November 3, 2021, Brown declared his victory over Walton although tabulation of the write-in votes in Erie County (of which Buffalo is a part of) would not commence until November 17. The day after the election, Walton released a statement stating that although a victory "seems unlikely," her campaign would not concede until all votes were counted. Brown's victory became official on November 19, 2021. Brown's victory made him the longest serving Mayor of Buffalo once he began his fifth term on January 1, 2022, breaking the record held by James D. Griffin.

rdf:langString 2021 Buffalo mayoral election