Ruthzee Louijeune was born on 1987 and is an American politician and lawyer serving as president of the Boston City Council.
17 Facts About Ruthzee Louijeune
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Ruthzee Louijeune has been an at-large member of the Boston City Council since January 2022, and has served as the council's president since January 2024.
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Ruthzee Louijeune is the first Haitian-American to serve on the council.
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Ruthzee Louijeune was raised in the Hyde Park and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston.
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Ruthzee Louijeune attended Charles H Taylor Elementary School, and graduated from Boston Latin School in 2004.
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Ruthzee Louijeune moved to New York City in order to attended Columbia University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2008.
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Ruthzee Louijeune served as senior counsel for Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign.
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In 2021, Sean Philip Cotter of the Boston Herald described Ruthzee Louijeune as being a protege of Warren.
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Ruthzee Louijeune has been involved as a volunteer with the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, representing low-income individuals in the housing court.
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Ruthzee Louijeune has worked with them in their efforts to increase homeownership opprountities in Boston for first-generation home buyers.
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Ruthzee Louijeune was elected to Boston City Council in November 2021.
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Ruthzee Louijeune is the first Haitian-American to serve on the council.
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In late 2022, Ruthzee Louijeune proposed an amendment to have the city regulate beekeeping.
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In late 2022, Ruthzee Louijeune gave her support to the idea of permitting immigrants who have legal immigration status to cast votes in elections for city offices.
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In December 2023, Ruthzee Louijeune voted to give City Council approval to a home rule petition that, if signed by the mayor, approved by the state legislature, and signed by the governor, would have granted such voting rights in local elections.
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Ruthzee Louijeune received the most votes in the at-large race of the 2023 Boston City Council election, being re-elected to a second term.
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Two days after the election, Ruthzee Louijeune claimed that she believed she had secured enough support from fellow individuals elected to the incoming city council to be elected the council's next president.