Mo Brown launches primary campaign against Bill Magnarelli, a fixture of Syracuse politics

Mo Brown launches primary campaign against Bill Magnarelli, a fixture of Syracuse politics

Maurice “Mo” Brown will challenge William Magnarelli, Syracuse’s longest serving state legislator, in the Democratic primary for the New York State Assembly’s 129th District.  The race pits Brown, an upstart county legislator who has run political campaigns for progressive candidates, against Magnarelli, once a Working Families Party candidate who views himself as part of the moderate wing of the Democratic party.  Local Democratic leaders desig…