Two weeks after crossing the stage to obtain his highschool diploma, 18-year-old Brandon Moss stepped foot on one other podium — this time asserting his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he advised 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, in accordance with his marketing campaign supervisor, Marilyn Yelder.
“I’m able to tackle this problem. Age does not assure knowledge or innovation,” Moss advised ABC Information. “I am not going to say I am excellent or I do know all of it, it would take a group of excellent individuals to have the ability to accomplish good issues.”
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s recent out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he advised ABC Information.
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When he launched his marketing campaign on June 7, the Fairfield native advised reporters that he’s working for mayor as a result of “I like this metropolis, and I imagine in its future.”
Moss, who has all the time been within the “inside workings of politics,” advised ABC Information he determined to run for mayor after noticing a “greater want” within the metropolis of Fairfield, particularly concerning “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 function fashions, Moss mentioned he plans on bringing a “new imaginative and prescient and recent perspective” to the mayoral workplace if elected.
“The previous administrations and the individuals which are working have completed a fantastic job in Fairfield, however I feel it is time that we search for one thing new,” Moss mentioned.
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s recent out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he advised ABC Information.
Brandon Moss for Mayor
His political portfolio contains 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 govt intern for the superintendent’s workplace and is a graduate of the Alabama Academy of Civic Engagement.
If elected mayor, Moss mentioned he’ll deal with town’s funds by bringing in a forensic auditor to observe 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 mentioned.
He additionally plans on tackling blight, a difficulty the place run-down or vacant houses develop into overgrown with vegetation. Moss mentioned if elected, he’ll work with the federal authorities to obtain grants that may assist take away these houses from the neighborhood.
Brandon Moss, 18, who’s recent out of highschool and making ready for faculty, has introduced his marketing campaign for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama, he advised ABC Information.
Brandon Moss for Mayor
Moss, who’s attending the College of Alabama at Birmingham this fall, is ready to juggle faculty courses and mayoral obligations, Yelder — his marketing campaign supervisor — advised ABC Information.
“He does have a group 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 mentioned. “I feel he can be greater than ready, even at 18, to tackle the function 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 advisor Michael Williams, in accordance with ABC Birmingham affiliate WBMA.
If Moss is not not elected on Aug. 26, Moss mentioned he’ll plan on working in a political workplace. If the votes are in his favor, he mentioned he’ll “do the job and see the place it takes me.”
