Boston Mayor Wu will run unopposed in her reelection bid after challenger鈥檚 recount bid falls short
BOSTON (AP) 鈥 Michelle Wu will run unopposed for mayor in Boston after a challenger didn鈥檛 garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city’s election department announced Monday
BOSTON (AP) 鈥 Michelle Wu will run unopposed for mayor in Boston after a challenger didn鈥檛 garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city’s election department announced Monday
Wu, the city鈥檚 first Asian and female leader and a frequent target of the Trump administration, is seeking a second, four-year term. She was expected to face Josh Kraft, a nonprofit leader and son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. But he dropped out after losing badly to her in the preliminary election earlier this month.
Since the top two vote getters advance, attention turned to third place finisher Domingos DaRosa. But after a recount of several wards by the city鈥檚 election board was completed Monday, DaRosa, a community activist who was born in Cape Verde Islands, did not garner enough votes to qualify to be on the ballot in November.
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Wu, a progressive Democrat running for a second term, spent much of the year jousting with the federal government over immigration.
Members of the administration, often led by President Donald Trump鈥檚 border czar Tom Homan, have accused the city of not doing enough to and threatened a surge in arrests. Boston is commonly known as a sanctuary city, and Wu has repeatedly said she wants it to be a welcoming place for immigrants.
Trump鈥檚 U.S. Department of Justice the city of Boston and its police department over its sanctuary city policies, claiming they鈥檙e interfering with immigration enforcement. In response, Wu accused Trump of 鈥渁ttacking cities to hide his administration鈥檚 failures.鈥
On the day of the preliminary election, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement announcing the arrests of seven people as part of a crackdown in Massachusetts.
Kraft, a fellow Democrat and a nonprofit leader, injected millions of his own personal money into his campaign and set records for spending in a Boston mayoral preliminary election. He was also been critical of Trump鈥檚 attacks and has pushed Wu particularly hard on housing, saying she hasn鈥檛 done enough to increase options and affordability in Boston.
During his campaign, DaRosa advocated for affordable housing solutions, improved public safety and youth empowerment.
