Michelle Wu defeated fellow Democratic City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, a self-described first-generation Arab-Polish American.Īs NPR's Vanessa Romo reports, 'For many, the race came down to competing visions of the future with Essaibi George's version cast as more of the old guard and Wu's perceived as new-school Boston.' Here are some of Wu's priorities. The city councilor and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants broke Boston's 199-year streak of white, male city leaders.
Michelle Wu is the first woman and person of color to be elected Boston's mayor Here's a rundown of some of the most high-profile wins - a list that we'll be updating as results continue to come in: People of color made history on election night in 2021, bringing diversity to leadership roles in some of America's biggest cities, and in some states as well.īoston, New York, Pittsburgh and Dearborn, Mich., were among the places that a majority of voters embraced minority candidates.
