Ed Markey endorses Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection

U S Senator Ed Markey endorsed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her reelection campaign Markey made the endorsement Monday at a press conference in Jamaica Plain where the mayor touted how her initiatives have made Boston the greenest city in the country per an advisory from the Wu campaign She s invested in affordable housing worked to reduce gun violence and make Boston the safest city in America and has made transformational action on state change central to her vision for Boston Markey stated in a message shared by the Wu campaign Her proposals to expand access to free community transportation decarbonize our market system and invest in the basic rights of clean air and water will put Boston on a path to implement the systemic changes we need to provide our children workers and families a just and livable future the senator added Wu and Markey have both pushed for implementation of a so-called Green New Deal to address atmosphere change at the local and federal level respectively The mayor is running for a second four-year term Her principal challenger is Josh Kraft a son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime philanthropist Jamaica Plain MA - Senator Ed Markey and Boston City Councilor Henry Santana listen as Michelle Wu speaks during a press conference at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse Nancy Lane Boston Herald