A city councilor and former Elizabeth Warren staffer, Michelle Wu ran on a progressive platform, pushing to reform Boston’s police department and offer free mass transit service.
Michelle Wu was elected mayor of Boston on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, making the progressive candidate the first woman and first person of color to win a mayoral election in Boston’s history.... [+]The AP called the election for Wu at around 11 p.m., after polls closed at 8.
Wu led fellow city councilor Annissa Essaibi George 60.8% to 38.8% as of 11:02 p.m., with 62% of the city’s precincts reporting, according to
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