The mayoral candidate not afraid to be called a socialist
Jul 16, 2021
3 minutes
By Erum Salam
India Walton was 14 when she had her first baby. After leaving a home for young mothers, and quitting high school at 19 when her twins were born, she went on to sit the general educational development test (for those who did not complete their schooling), have a fourth child and become a nurse
Now she’s firmly on the – the first socialist mayor elected to a US city since 1960, when mayor Frank Zeidler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin left office.
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