Muneeb “Moon” Mahmood
WESTFIELD – After losing by 158 votes for the seat of City Council At-Large in the 2015 election, Muneeb “Moon” Mahmood is seeking a better outcome this time around.
Learning from his experience in 2015, Mahmood believes he can bounce back.
“It’s really not a loss, it’s not a defeat,” said Mahmood. “I’m a big believer in perseverance.”
A 2012 graduate of Southwick-Tolland Regional High School, Mahmood was able to dive into politics at a young age as he was a legislative intern for Sen. Don Humason for nearly two years during high school.
After graduation, Mahmood attended Westfield State University and earned a degree in business management in 2015.
Mahmood is currently a flight instructor in the area and he believes that his business involvement will be able to translate smoothly on City Council.
“I come from a business background. I understand how to read a budget,” said Moon. “We make budget decisions quarterly in our business.”
As a flight instructor, one of Mahmood’s responsibilities is being the eyes and ears of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). In that role he must follow strict rules and regulations, skills of his occupation he believes can be a benefit on the City Council.
While the different types of skills that he can bring to City Council is important to him, Mahmood is just as focused on letting the community know what he’s passionate about most and that is, helping Westfield.
“I’m just passionate for this city in general,” said Moon.
Going deeper into the conversation, Mahmood discussed issues like the roads and infrastructure in specific sections of Westfield that need to be improved and the rise of taxes.
Having experience in business, Mahmood wants to see businesses in Westfield grow as a whole and has a plan set in place.
“We have to allow medium to large size business to come into Westfield and allow current small businesses to continue to grow,” said Moon. “Once that happens, we start to increase our tax revenue, once our tax revenue goes up we have more money to allocate.”
Moon wants Westfield residents to know that he has a plan that they should follow when going to the polls in November.
“I’m here to solve the problems, and I will, I will fix them,” said Moon. “I have a vision, a direction where I want to lead this city towards.”
