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Michelle Wu

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[Wikipedia] Michelle Wu is an American lawyer and politician who has been the mayor of Boston since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she is one of the youngest mayors in the city's history, and is the first woman and the first Asian American to be elected to the office.

Quotes by Michelle Wu · Page 2

I like to be out and about in the woods, in the quiet absorbing our amazing open spaces.

Amazing

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Every municipality in the MBTA's service area has a role to play in driving expanded transit access and equity.

Access

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We must center restaurants, bodegas, and other food businesses as critical food infrastructure for racial and economic justice.

Economic

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We need federal legislation guaranteeing paid family and medical leave.

Family

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I've learned I can't really affect or control what journalists write, so I just try my best to be transparent and answer…

Answer

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We need bold proposals to make public transit the most reliable, convenient, and affordable transportation option.

Bold

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Our continued economic growth depends on solving our transportation crunch.

Economic growth

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Our public schools are an area where I will be rolling up my sleeves and spending a lot of my time, pushing…

Education

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Mental health awareness means ending the stigma of mental illness by sharing the complexities of our stories and fighting to make care…

Awareness

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When I'm by myself and get some quiet - when the kids are doing something else - I spend time playing piano.

End time

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Contact your local legislators to talk about your community's needs. Show up at City Council hearings and demand change.

Change

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The strengths of our city historically have been connected to being a home for residents from all backgrounds: immigrant residents, residents who…

City

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I will stand on the side of moving forward and ensuring that we are putting in place the changes and the policies…

Aim

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You can have great ideas, and you can have all the right policy goals. But unless you're expanding who is included in…

Goals

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I remember very vividly being little and bringing my lunch to school and taking out what was my to-die-for treats from home,…

Home

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Everything that I do is shaped by the experiences that I've had with my family and that I've heard in families all…

City

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We must build a thriving and inclusive arts, restaurant, and nightlife scene to reflect Boston's culture and diversity.

Art

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There's always a way to make progress.

Always

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The first time my mom was hospitalized, she was forcibly sedated before I was admitted to see her. When I arrived, someone…

Body

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We need a T governance structure capable of responding to the depth of our regional transportation crisis while tearing down silos that…

Crisis

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Action at the city level is what will make national momentum possible on our most urgent issues, and this is the level…

Action

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I play piano, a little Gershwin, before debates.

Before

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Entrepreneurs are resourceful, resilient, and make such a difference in anchoring our neighborhoods.

Anchoring

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I put my name out there and ran for public service because I want more inclusion, diversity, and opportunity... I will fight…

Diversity

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We can build wealth in all our communities, value public education, plan for our neighborhoods, invest in housing we can afford and…

Clean air

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