Walter T. Mosley facts for kids
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Walter Mosley
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| 68th Secretary of State of New York | |
| Assumed office May 22, 2024 |
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| Governor | Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | Robert Rodriguez |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 57th district |
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| In office January 3, 2013 – January 1, 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Succeeded by | Phara Souffrant Forrest |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) Howard University (JD) |
Walter T. Mosley III is an American politician and public servant from New York State. He is a member of the Democratic Party. From 2013 to 2021, Mosley represented the 57th State Assembly district in New York. This district included parts of Brooklyn like Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Prospect Heights. It also covered parts of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. In 2020, Mosley lost a primary election to Phara Souffrant Forrest. Walter Mosley has been serving as the New York Secretary of State since May 2024.
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Education and Early Life
Walter Mosley attended Pennsylvania State University. There, he earned his bachelor's degree in criminology. Criminology is the study of crime and criminal behavior. Later, he went to Howard University. He received his J.D. degree from Howard University in 1998. A J.D. degree is a law degree, which means he studied to become a lawyer.
Serving in the New York State Assembly
In 2012, Walter Mosley decided to run for a seat in the New York State Assembly. He wanted to represent the 57th district. This seat became open when Hakeem Jeffries ran for Congress.
Winning Elections
Mosley won the Democratic primary election in 2012. He received 62.8% of the votes. He then easily won the main election against his Republican opponent, Francis J. Voyticky. Mosley received 97.6% of the votes in that election.
After his first win, Mosley ran for re-election several times. He ran unopposed in 2014, 2016, and 2018. This means no one ran against him in those years. In 2016 and 2018, he ran on both the Democratic and Working Families Party tickets.
East Ramapo School District Discussion
Walter Mosley was involved in discussions about a bill for the East Ramapo School District. This school district is in Rockland County. The bill suggested placing a special monitor in the district. This monitor would have the power to stop decisions if needed.
Mosley was first a supporter of this bill. However, he later removed his name from it. He met with people from both sides of the issue. He felt that some of the discussions about the bill had anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) feelings. He did not vote on the bill in the end.
2020 Primary Election
In the Democratic primary election on June 23, 2020, Mosley faced a challenger named Phara Souffrant Forrest. This was his first primary challenger since 2012.
On election night, Mosley was ahead by 588 votes. However, many people voted using absentee ballots that year. This was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Absentee ballots are votes sent in by mail.
After all the absentee ballots were counted, Forrest was declared the winner. She won the primary by more than 2,500 votes. This meant Mosley would not return to the State Assembly.
Becoming Secretary of State
After his time in the State Assembly, Walter Mosley was nominated for a new role. Governor Kathy Hochul nominated him to be the New York Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is a high-ranking official in the state government.
The New York State Senate confirmed his nomination on May 22, 2024. This means they approved him for the job. Walter Mosley has been serving as the New York Secretary of State since that date.
