| Wu, 36, has served on the Boston City Council since 2014 and was president of the council from 2016 to 2018. She defeated Democrat Annissa Essaibi George, 47, an at-large member of the council, in the mayoral runoff after the Sept. 14 primary. Wu will replace acting mayor Kim Janey, who filled the post when Marty Walsh joined the Biden administration as labor secretary. |
 as the first Asian American mayor in the city’s history, according to the AP){kind=link}