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September 3, 2012
Candidate Profile: Walter T. Mosley
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Matthew J. Perlman
The Local is profiling the three candidates running in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for the state Assembly in the 57th Assembly District. For the final installment, we spoke with male Democratic District Leader Walter T. Mosley about his past, his politics and his current campaign.
Walter T. Mosley has been around politics most of his life.
His mother, Marilyn Mosley, is the president of a local political club, the Progressive Association for Political Action. Her work getting an African-American judge elected when Mr. Mosley was just a boy cemented his interest in politics.
...“I’ve seen how it all interconnects,” said Mr. Mosley about his experience in the city and state government. “I’ve seen how an idea becomes policy and then legislation.”
Democrats in the 57th Assembly District elected Mr. Mosley as their male district leader in 2008. Since then he said he’s tried to ensure opportunities for local residents in development projects like Atlantic Yards, recently criticizing the Forest City Ratner Company’s commitment to the surrounding neighborhood, saying the firm has not provided the jobs or housing it promised.
NoLandGrab: Mr. Mosley needs to try harder.
Posted by eric at September 3, 2012 1:13 PM