Annissa Essaibi George[a] (born December 12, 1973) [1] is an American politician who served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council. First elected in 2015, she served on the council from 2016 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2021 Boston mayoral election.

Annissa Essaibi George, a daughter of Dorchester and a teacher to East Boston, was adopted by all Boston neighborhoods when they elected her city councilor-at-large in November 2015. A first-generation American, Annissa brings first-hand understanding of the immigrant experience.

Nov 3, 2021 · BOSTON — Boston City Councilor and Harvard alum Michelle Wu ’07 will become Boston’s 56th mayor, the first woman and person of color elected in the city’s history, following a decisive...

Michelle Wu (Chinese: 吳弭; [1] pinyin: Wú Mǐ; born January 14, 1985) [2][3] is an American politician serving as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, since 2021. The daughter of Taiwanese American immigrants, Wu earned her bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from Harvard University.

Sep 15, 2021 · City Councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the five-person race in Tuesday’s preliminary runoff. They bested acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilor Andrea Campbell and John...

Oct 8, 2021 · Bostonians will make history in less than four weeks when voters head to the polls to select their next mayor. The candidates vying for the job are two women, marking the first time in the city’s...

Nov 2, 2021 · City Councilor Michelle Wu has been elected mayor of Boston, the first woman and first person of color to have done so. Annissa Essaibi George has conceded in the mayoral race.

Sep 16, 2021 · Essaibi George in her victory speech said the mayor of Boston can’t unilaterally restore rent control — a jab at Wu, who wants to revive a version of rent control, or rent stabilization, which was banned statewide by a 1994 ballot question.

Oct 19, 2021 · With two weeks until Election Day, Annissa Essaibi George sought to turn up the heat Tuesday night on fellow mayoral hopeful Michelle Wu as the two city councilors clashed in their second...

Michelle Wu has served as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts since November 2021. Wu was elected mayor in 2021, winning with 64% [1] of the vote, becoming the first woman, first person of color, and first Asian American elected to serve as the mayor of Boston.