BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu informed Mayor Marty Walsh during a Sunday phone call that she would run for mayor in 2021, sources told Boston 25 News.
An incumbent Boston mayor has not lost a bid for re-election since 1949.
Wu became the first woman of color to serve as City Council President and was first elected to the Council in 2013.
In a statement, Wu spokesperson Jessicah Pierre did not confirm or deny her decision to run for mayor, writing:
“Councilor Wu believes that in this moment of hardship in our city, each one of us should be asking ourselves how we can make a difference in strengthening our communities and fighting for change that matches the scale and urgency of our current challenges.”
Currently serving his second four-year term, Walsh has not officially announced his intention to run for a third term. However, it is widely expected that he will announce at some point.