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Michelle Wu. Michelle Wu ( Chinese: 吳弭; [1] born January 14, 1985) [2] [3] is an American politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Boston City Council, from 2014 to 2021, and acted as its president from 2016–2018.
- Wu was a small business owner in Chicago and a key caregiver for her family. Soon after she graduated from Harvard University in 2008, Wu, then 23, moved back home to Chicago — not necessarily by choice.
- Wu was elected to the City Council in 2013 and made history as the council president. Wu won her first bid for public office when she was elected to the Boston City Council in 2013.
- As a new councilor, Wu, a staunch progressive, quickly made waves for supporting a conservative councilor’s bid to helm the council. Not long after being elected to the City Council, Wu was already criticized by some who supported her.
- When Airbnb went after Wu — she fired back. In the battle to establish some of the toughest regulations on short-term rental properties in the United States, Airbnb targeted Wu for her proposals.
Michelle Wu is the first woman and first person of color to be elected Mayor of Boston. The daughter of immigrants, a Boston Public Schools mom, and an MBTA rider, Mayor Wu believes that the key to solving our deepest challenges lies in building community and embracing possibility. In her first official act as Mayor, Wu signed an ordinance ...
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Nov 2, 2021 · With her groundbreaking victory, Wu shattered several barriers. Wu is the first woman to be elected mayor in Boston and the first Asian American — a rarity in major US cities. Wu, who was born ...
Nov 2, 2021 · This article is more than 2 years old. Michelle Wu, the 36-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, made history Tuesday night, defeating fellow city councilor Annissa Essaibi George to become ...
Nov 3, 2021 · Michelle Wu speaks after voting in Boston on Tuesday. Boston voters have elected City Councilor Michelle Wu as mayor, the city's first woman and person of color elected to the post. Wu, whose ...
Nov 3, 2021 · WBUR's Anthony Brooks reports on what makes her historic victory a turning point. ANTHONY BROOKS, BYLINE: Michelle Wu will be the first woman and the first Asian American to lead Boston since the ...
