Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft will move on to November’s mayoral election after they secured the most votes in Tuesday’s preliminary top-two election, NBC News projects.
The two candidates who get the most votes for mayor, regardless of political party, move on to the municipal election on Nov. 4.
See live results here Wu is going for her second term after she won the 2021 mayoral election, becoming the first woman and person of color to be elected as the city’s mayor.
The younger Kraft also previously was the president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, a charity.
Kraft has also criticized Wu over her response to drugs, addiction and other issues, as well as personnel management.
According to NBC News, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her opponent Josh Kraft will advance to the mayoral election in November after receiving the most votes in Tuesday’s preliminary top-two contest.
Both candidates, regardless of party, advance to the municipal election in November if they receive the most votes for mayor. Fourth.
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Wu, who became the first woman and person of color to be elected as the city’s mayor in 2021, is running for a second term. When former Mayor Marty Walsh was chosen by then-President Joe Biden to serve in his administration, Kim Janey, the first Black woman to occupy the position, took over. ).
Wu’s campaign website showcased her record on housing, gun violence prevention, climate change, and other issues during this year’s campaign. In addition to Democratic Representative Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, she also received a number of other well-known endorsements. The representative for a district in the Boston area is Ayanna Pressley.
The New England Patriots Foundation is a nonprofit organization, and Kraft most recently served as its president. Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, is his father. In the past, the younger Kraft served as president of the nonprofit organization Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston.
Kraft is a Democrat, as is Wu. The two have disagreed on matters such as White Stadium, and local reporters have shown how Wu’s administration pushed for stadium improvements while opponents like Kraft claim the cost was excessive. Additionally, Kraft has chastised Wu for her personnel management and how she handles drug use, addiction, and other problems.
On Tuesday’s ballot were Domingos Darosa and Robert Cappucci, a former police officer.
Only a few days after the U, there is the preliminary race. S. Boston’s “sanctuary city” regulations “interfere with the federal government’s enforcement of its immigration laws,” according to the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the city, Wu, and others. “.”.
In a press release last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, “The City of Boston and its Mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America — they explicitly enforce policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal aliens from justice.”.
