{"id":2370370,"date":"2024-11-18T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-confirms-shes-running-for-reelection-in-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:24:41","slug":"boston-mayor-michelle-wu-confirms-shes-running-for-reelection-in-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-confirms-shes-running-for-reelection-in-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirms she\u2019s running for reelection in 2025 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-mayor-michelle-wu-confirms-shes-running-for-reelection-in-2025-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Boston Mayor Michelle\u200b Wu\u2062 has officially announced her candidacy \u200bfor\u200b reelection\u2064 in 2025 during an interview with WCVB. \u200bAs Boston&#8217;s mayor, Wu is the first woman and first person of color to hold the\u200d position, having won her initial\u200d election in 2021\u2064 by a significant margin. Currently, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-hopefuls-will-likely-flock-to-iowa-social-conservative-summit\/\" title=\"Republican 2024 hopefuls will likely flock to Iowa social conservative summit\">faces minimal opposition<\/a> in the upcoming nonpartisan primary, although restaurateur Jorge \u2063Mendoza-Iturralde has declared an independent run, motivated by issues related to outdoor seating permits in the North End.<\/p>\n<p>Potential challengers, including Boston City Councilman Ed\u2064 Flynn and Josh Kraft (son of New\u2062 England Patriots owner Robert Kraft), have not yet\u2063 confirmed \u2064their intentions to run. Flynn, a well-established figure in \u200dthe city council, stated he is considering his options rather than \u2063jumping\u2063 into the race prematurely. Meanwhile, Kraft, if he runs, would likely have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-raised-nearly-6-million-for-2024-campaign-in-third-quarter\/\" title=\"Tim Scott raised close to  million for his 2024 campaign in Q3.\">substantial financial backing<\/a> despite lacking political \u2062experience.<\/p>\n<p>Wu&#8217;s governance has not been marked by any significant scandals that would negatively impact \u200dher approval ratings, which remain relatively \u2062high,\u2064 with about 57% of voters expressing approval of her performance, according \u200bto recent polling. \u2064The upcoming Boston mayoral \u2063race is anticipated to be one of the noteworthy elections in the off-cycle year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirms she&rsquo;s running for reelection in 2025<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1884235\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Boston Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3024112\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-children-vote-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michelle Wu<\/a> confirmed she will run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reelection<\/a> in 2025 in a Sunday interview with WCVB.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Boston mayoral race is one of several notable elections during the off-cycle election year.<\/p>\n<p>Wu hasn&rsquo;t had any heavy hitters step up to challenge her in the nonpartisan primary, though a restaurateur, Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, announced his independent campaign in May. The main matter that spurred him to run is the city&rsquo;s permit policy for outdoor seating in the&nbsp;North End.<\/p>\n<p>Two other rumored challengers, Boston City Councilman Ed Flynn and Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, haven&rsquo;t announced their candidacies.<\/p>\n<p>Flynn, who is undecided on his intentions, was president of the Boston City Council from 2022 to 2024 but has served as a city councilman since 2018. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to consider it, consider my options, and how I can be helpful to the residents of Boston,&rdquo; Flynn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2024\/09\/09\/rumored-boston-mayoral-candidates-remain-mum-on-plans-to-challenge-michelle-wu-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Boston Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that it&rsquo;s &ldquo;too early&rdquo; for him to &ldquo;engage in campaigns,&rdquo; saying that he has &ldquo;a lot of work to do on the City Council and providing positive leadership.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>His campaign war chest far exceeds the next closest city councilor, sitting at just below $800,000.<\/p>\n<p>If Josh Kraft chooses to enter the race, he would likely exceed any of the candidates in campaign funds but would be plagued by political inexperience. He&rsquo;s never held elected office, though he has been floated repeatedly as a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Wu was elected decisively in 2021, beating her opponent, Boston City Councilwoman Annissa Essaibi George, by almost 30 points. Outside of the controversy she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2708507\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-swatted-on-christmas-after-electeds-of-color-holiday-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">generated<\/a> with her &ldquo;electeds of color&rdquo; Christmas party last year, Wu hasn&rsquo;t endured any major scandal to drop her approval rating with voters.<\/p>\n<p>A May <a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealthbeacon.org\/by-the-numbers\/wu-gets-high-marks-from-voters-in-think-tanks-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a> showed 57% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/support-for-newsom-recall-rises-californians-now-split-poll\/\" title=\"Support For Newsom Recall Rises, Californians Now Split: Poll\">registered voters approved<\/a> of her job performance while only 35% disapproved. She still has a substantial campaign war chest of $1.5 million, which would be hard for any competitor outside of Josh Kraft to best.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates running against Wu will likely point to immigration as the city&rsquo;s largest problem, as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegals-disappointed-as-democrat-controlled-sanctuary-city-cries-uncle-cuts-services-for-overwhelming-influx\/\" title=\"Illegals Disappointed as Democrat-Controlled Sanctuary City Cries Uncle, Cuts Services for Overwhelming Influx\">city-run shelters<\/a> have been overflowing with new residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elections have consequences,&nbsp;and the federal government is responsible for a certain set of actions, and no individual city can reverse or override some parts of that,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcvb.com\/article\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-goes-on-the-record-about-leading-a-sanctuary-city\/62921765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Wu. &ldquo;But what we can do is make sure that we are doing our part to protect our residents in every possible way, that we are not cooperating with those efforts that actually threaten the safety of everyone by causing widespread fear and having <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">large-scale economic impact<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A nonpartisan primary will occur later in 2025, with the candidates who receive the first and second-most votes advancing to the general election. As it stands, the electoral odds favor Wu, though it&rsquo;s still early in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1884235\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1884235\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announces her reelection bid for 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24137567773997.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12742,45245,8313],"class_list":["post-2370370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-boston","tag-michelle-wu","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24137567773997.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370374,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370370\/revisions\/2370374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}