# Michelle Wu Democratic Mayor of Boston since 2021 — the first woman and first person of color elected to the office — re-elected in November 2025. A protégée of Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] and a Harvard Law graduate, she has pursued a progressive agenda on housing, transit (fare-free buses), and climate. Wu drew national attention testifying at the March 5, 2025 House Oversight "Sanctuary City Mayors" hearing chaired by [[James Comer]], where her sharp defense of Boston's policies and pushback on Republican crime claims made her one of the more effective Democratic performers of the cycle. She and her city became recurring targets of [[Donald Trump]] administration immigration-enforcement rhetoric. ## Related - [[Donald Trump]] — administration immigration-enforcement target - [[James Comer]] — chaired the March 2025 sanctuary-city mayors hearing