20 Facts About Michelle Wu

Michelle Wu is an American lawyer and politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021.

Michelle Wu was first elected to the council in 2013 and served from 2014 to 2021, including a stint as council president from 2016 to 2018.

Michelle Wu authored ordinances to have the city protect wetlands, support adaption to climate change, enact a plastic bag ban, adopt Community Choice Aggregation, and provide paid parental leave to municipal employees.

Michelle Wu has announced plans for the city to spend $2 billion on school construction projects as part of a "Green New Deal" for the city's public schools.

Michelle Wu finished in second place to incumbent Ayanna Pressley; the top four finishers are elected to the council.

Michelle Wu was re-elected in November 2015, again coming in second place to Pressley.

Michelle Wu was re-elected to a third term on the council in November 2017, garnering the most votes among all at-large candidates; her tally of over 65,000 votes was the most since Michael J McCormack in November 1983.

Michelle Wu declared, "this legislation supports jobs in our neighborhoods by giving residents and stakeholders a voice, so that our business districts are not just shaped by which multinational corporations can offer the highest rents".

Michelle Wu argued that it will assist in preventing people of color from being pushed out of Boston.

Michelle Wu's proposal exempted low-income residents, home-healthcare workers, and certain school workers from the fee.

Michelle Wu partnered with fellow city councilor Annissa Essaibi George to propose a measure that would provide paid leave to municipal employees who felt ill after receiving the vaccine.

Michelle Wu endorsed State Senator Byron Rushing in his unsuccessful 2018 reelection campaign.

Michelle Wu's campaign emphasized "wonkery", in a manner resembling Wu's mentor Elizabeth Warren.

Michelle Wu did this with while engaging in talks with the MBTA to further extend the pilot program.

Michelle Wu overreached in terms of what she was going to charge restaurateurs there.

Michelle Wu called for the city to provide assistance for entrepreneurs of color as well as support for small neighborhood businesses.

Michelle Wu called for greater government transparency regarding corporate tax breaks, and introduced an ordinance in 2019 that was aimed at accomplishing that.

Michelle Wu further argued that Boston should set an example for the rest of the county in free access to transit, likening it to past municipal innovations the city introduced.

Michelle Wu opened a teahouse, hoping her mother might recover enough to run it.

Michelle Wu sees this as the turning point of her life.