Update: Nov. 2, 202 10:55 p.m. EST

Progressive candidate Michelle Wu will be Boston’s next mayor, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday night.

City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George conceded the race to Wu and congratulated her on her victory, saying, “I know this is no small feat, you know this is no small feat. I want her to show the city how mothers get it done,” according to NBC Boston.

Wu is replacing Kim Janey, who became the first woman and first person of color appointed to the role. She will become Boston’s first Asian American mayor.

This is a developing story.

For the first time in the city’s history, Boston voters will elect a woman of color to be mayor on Nov. 2.  

Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George emerged victorious in the preliminary runoff beating out a slew of other candidates, all of whom were people of color. This is a significant shift for the city led by white men for centuries, the Associated Press reported.   

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Wu is no stranger to making history. She was the first Asian-American woman to serve on the Boston City Council when elected in 2013. She also became the first woman of color to serve as the council’s president in 2016, NBC Boston reported.  

The 36-year-old’s parents immigrated from Taiwan and she grew up in the states. Her ties to Boston began in college, where she attended Harvard University and its law school. After obtaining her law degree, Wu worked for Mayor Thomas Menino as a Rappaport Fellow in law and public policy. She then worked for her former law professor, Senator Elizabeth Warren.  

Essaibi George is also the daughter of immigrants, with a father from Tunisia and a mother born in a displaced person camp in Germany after World War II. She’s a native Bostonian who grew up in the Dorchester community. Like Wu, she also attended college in Massachusetts. She received her political science degree from Boston University and a Masters of Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston.  

The 47-year-old began her career as a teacher, educating students at East Boston High School and serving as an assistant softball coach. According to NBC Boston, in 2015 she was elected to the Boston City Council.  

There are several key issues both candidates have discussed heavily on the campaign trail, including the city’s drug addiction crisis, police funding, affordable housing, and climate change.  

According to polling data from Suffolk University on Oct. 19, Wu had a “landslide lead” over Essaibi George. The director of the polling center believes Wu is only going to gain momentum. “After a convincing preliminary win in September, Michelle Wu is showing no signs of letting up,” David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, said.  

Boston’s current mayor, Kim Janey, made history when she became the first woman and first person of color appointed to the position, BNC previously reported. This came after former mayor Marty Walsh was tapped by Biden to serve as the Secretary of Labor.  

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