Associated Press: “Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office. Throughout its long history, Boston had previously only elected white men as mayor. Wu defeated fellow Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George. The two Democrats faced off against each other after defeating several other mayoral hopefuls in a September preliminary election, including Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
“Janey was the first woman and first Black Bostonian to occupy the office. She was elevated to the post on an acting basis when former Mayor Marty Walsh resigned earlier this year to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. The election of Wu, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan, marks another break from tradition in Boston. Wu grew up in Chicago, only moving to Boston to attend Harvard University and Harvard Law School. Boston typically elects mayors with lifelong Boston roots.
“Wu, 36, racked up a series of high-profile endorsements, including support from Janey, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a former Boston city councilor and member of the ‘Squad’ in Congress.”