Boston Mayor Michelle Wu lays out second term plans in victory speech

WU JUST SECURED HER SECOND TERM. JEN ANTOINETTE IT WAS AN EASY WIN FOR HER MAYOR. WU RAN UNOPPOSED AFTER HER OPPONENT, JOSH KRAFT, WITHDREW FROM THE RACE BACK IN SEPTEMBER. SHE LAID OUT HER SECOND TERM PLANS IN A VICTORY SPEECH LAST NIGHT, PROMISING TO FOCUS ON SCHOOLS, HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY. THE DEMOCRAT ALSO EMPHASIZED HER OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THIS YEAR. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION’S CHAOS AND CRUELTY, WE FACED A CHOICE CAVE TO THE PRESSURE BACKTRACK AND CHANGE COURSE, OR DOUBLE DOWN ON THE VALUES THAT FOUNDED OUR NATION. THAT’S WHAT’S AT STAKE. THAT IS WHAT THIS ELECTION WAS ABOUT HERE IN BOSTON. AND THIS MORNING, MAYOR WU CAN CELEBRATE THE VICTORIES OF INCUMBENT CITY COUNCILORS WHO HAVE BEEN POLITICALLY ALIGNED WITH HER AS WELL. OVERNIGHT ELECTION RESULTS SHOW ALL FOUR INCUMBENT AT LARGE CITY COUNCILORS ALSO WON REELECTION. MAYOR WU DOES NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC EVENTS ON HER SCHEDULE FOR TODAY. WE’RE LIV

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu lays out second term plans in victory speech

Updated: 5:26 AM EST Nov 5, 2025

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s election night speech featured sharp criticism of President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of sowing “chaos and cruelty.”

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s election night speech featured sharp criticism of President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of sowing “chaos and cruelty.”