On Sunday, as Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston approaches the midpoint of her first term in office, she gave some indication that she is considering running for a second term.
“Before launching any official campaign, there are conversations that would need to happen with my family and in other spaces,” Wu said after a North End event on Sunday afternoon. “But certainly we’re working on a lot of needed changes for the city that will take some time, and if given the chance, I hope to be able to continue having an impact.”
Wu gave the response “very, very high” when asked to characterise the likelihood of her running for a second term during the Keller at Large segment that aired on CBS on Sunday morning.
The former member of the city council was successful in her bid for the corner office in 2021, and she will soon mark the two-year anniversary of her election. The candidate is considering a second run for office in 2025.
Last month, in response to rumours that she was considering retiring from her role as mayor in order to seek another job at Harvard, the mayor stated that there was “no chance” that she would leave the office in order to take any other job. She repeated the comment that had been made on CBS, adding that there is “no other place in the world I would rather be than in this very position.”
On Sunday, at the Paul Revere Mall, Wu was quoted as saying, “I love my job.” “It is the best job in the entire world, and I am grateful that I am able to work alongside people who are so committed to their jobs in the public sector every single day.”
In 2021, Wu ran for office on a platform that included a wide range of progressive themes, including early implementation of initiatives such as a “Green New Deal” for the city and Boston Public Schools and the construction of affordable housing buildings.
Recent events have shown that the Mayor has been at odds with some members of the more progressive part of the City Council over her support for supporting the BRIC police intelligence programme and a proposed tent ban law to address issues in the Mass and Cass area. Both of these issues are intended to resolve problems that have arisen in these neighbourhoods.
Additionally, Wu participated in the most recent cycle of campaigns for seats on the city council, endorsing candidates such as her former Director of the Office of Civic Organising Henry Santana for an at-large council seat, another former employee Enrique Pepén for the District 5 seat over incumbent Ricardo Arroyo, and labour attorney Benjamin Weber for the District 6 seat. Henry Santana was a candidate for an at-large council seat.
