Two weeks after crossing the stage to obtain his highschool diploma, 18-year-old Brandon Moss stepped foot on one other podium — this time saying his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he instructed ABC Information.
Contemporary out of highschool and starting preparations for faculty this fall, Moss is the youngest mayoral candidate within the historical past of Fairfield, a metropolis of about 9,500 individuals that’s southwest of Birmingham, based on his marketing campaign supervisor, Marilyn Yelder.
“I’m able to tackle this problem. Age does not assure knowledge or innovation,” Moss instructed ABC Information. “I am not going to say I am good or I do know all of it, it’ll take a workforce of fine individuals to have the ability to accomplish good issues.”
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s contemporary out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he instructed ABC Information.
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When he launched his marketing campaign on June 7, the Fairfield native instructed reporters that he’s working for mayor as a result of “I really like this metropolis, and I consider in its future.”
Moss, who has all the time been within the “internal workings of politics,” instructed ABC Information he determined to run for mayor after noticing a “greater want” within the metropolis of Fairfield, particularly relating to “companies and a greater way of life.”
Citing Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin (who has been in workplace since 2017) and former President Barack Obama as his political position fashions, Moss stated he plans on bringing a “new imaginative and prescient and contemporary perspective” to the mayoral workplace if elected.
“The previous administrations and the individuals which are working have accomplished a terrific job in Fairfield, however I believe it is time that we search for one thing new,” Moss stated.
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s contemporary out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he instructed ABC Information.
Brandon Moss for Mayor
His political portfolio consists of expertise working within the Alabama Youth and Authorities program — as a youth senator and within the governor’s cupboard — together with serving on the Pupil Advisory Board for the superintendent of Birmingham Metropolis Faculties. He additionally labored as an government intern for the superintendent’s workplace and is a graduate of the Alabama Academy of Civic Engagement.
If elected mayor, Moss stated he’ll concentrate on the town’s funds by bringing in a forensic auditor to watch the town’s spending and also will spotlight small companies by creating pop-up shops in a shopping center in order that they will have “an opportunity to be seen,” Moss stated.
He additionally plans on tackling blight, a difficulty the place run-down or vacant properties grow to be overgrown with vegetation. Moss stated if elected, he’ll work with the federal authorities to obtain grants that may assist take away these properties from the group.
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s contemporary out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he instructed ABC Information.
Brandon Moss for Mayor
Moss, who’s attending the College of Alabama at Birmingham this fall, is ready to juggle school courses and mayoral tasks, Yelder — his marketing campaign supervisor — instructed ABC Information.
“He does have a workforce of mentors for each facet, not simply to assist him get to mayor, however individuals which are serving to with public talking, psychological well being,” Yelder stated. “I believe he will likely be greater than ready, even at 18, to tackle the position as mayor of Fairfield.”
Different candidates vying for the workplace embrace Councilman Herman Carnes, Councilman Cedric Norman, former Midfield Councilman and Fairfield native James Reasor and monetary guide Michael Williams, based on ABC Birmingham affiliate WBMA.
If Moss is not not elected on Aug. 26, Moss stated he’ll plan on working in a political workplace. If the votes are in his favor, he stated he’ll “do the job and see the place it takes me.”
