The November contest could also be a test of whether voters in a city long dominated by parochial neighborhood and ethnic politics are ready to tap someone like Wu, who grew up in Chicago. Elizabeth Warren, then a law professor. Boston has changed radically since the s and s, when it was overwhelmingly white and was riven by racial tensions.
Census statistics show residents who identify as white make up Among the challenges facing modern Boston are those brought on by gentrification, which has forced out many long-term residents, including those in historically Black neighborhoods. Added to that are a host of other challenges that will face the new mayor, from transportation woes, racial injustice and policing to schools and the ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Boston getting mayor of color as Wu, Essaibi George advance. And in this year's unaffiliated primary, every serious contender was a person of color, and most of them were women.
Championing hallmark policies like a Green New Deal for Boston, Wu racked up support from high-profile Massachussetts progressives, such as Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren.
Wu ran on a progressive platform, including calling for a fare-free transit system. While both candidates locked down support from many of Boston's powerful unions, Essaibi George touted endorsements from a number of local unions such as the Boston Firefighters, Boston EMS, electrical workers, steel workers, Massachusetts Nurses Association and more.
Michelle Wu was the first Asian-American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, having first been elected in at the age of She became the first woman of color to serve as council president when she was elected in January She is fluent in Mandarin and Spanish. It was while she was a student at Harvard, as her parents were separating, that Wu noticed her mother showing signs of mental illness.
Shortly after graduating, just months into her new job, Wu was called home to Chicago by her younger sister, with their mom in a full-blown mental health crisis. After stabilizing the home life, Wu moved the entire family back to Boston where she began to attend Harvard Law School. Wu believes the move saved her mother's life. Wu's mom was diagnosed with late onset schizophrenia and was inpatient at Massachusetts General Hospital.
She later served as statewide Constituency Director in the U. Senate campaign of her former law professor, Elizabeth Warren.
She is a former restaurant owner, legal services attorney, and legal guardian of her younger sisters. Wu lives in Roslindale with her husband Conor and her sons Blaise and Cass. Wu and her family share a two-family house with her mother. The daughter of immigrants — her father Ezzeddine immigrated to the U. She also served as the assistant softball coach.
Essaibi George is also the founder and owner of Stitch House in Dorchester -- a brick and mortar retail shop that sells yarn and fabrics. It also offers classes in knitting, sewing, quilting and crochet -- all hobbies Essaibi George has enjoyed since childhood.
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