Josh Kraft has scheduled a proper announcement for Tuesday in Grove Corridor to launch his candidacy for mayor of Boston.
Kraft, the youngest son of the billionaire New England Patriots proprietor and head of the household’s philanthropic arm, will formally announce his marketing campaign to problem first-term Mayor Michelle Wu on the Historic Prince Corridor in Dorchester at 11 a.m.
The announcement comes a couple of week after Kraft fashioned a marketing campaign committee with the state Workplace of Marketing campaign and Political Finance — his first official transfer towards becoming a member of the race after sources confirmed to the Herald and different media shops that he had determined to run.
Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Basis, launched a brief video Monday that his marketing campaign says “tells the story of Josh and his work in the communities of Boston over the last 35 years, identifies some challenges facing the city, and lays out some themes of the campaign, including a strong focus on housing.”
“I’m Josh Kraft,” the 57-year-old first-time political candidate says within the video. “There’s a saying we had at the Boys and Girls Club. I care. I care that Boston is heading in the wrong direction. I care that our region continues to leave many people behind. I care that middle-class families are squeezed by the cost of housing, and I care that City Hall puts politics and ideology ahead of impact.
“That’s why I’m running for mayor,” Kraft, president of the stated, including that his “No. 1 priority is to lower the cost of housing by building more housing.”
In accordance with Kraft, “Boston ranks near the bottom of all cities in American when it comes to housing studies,” and, he says, “We have to do better.
“Strong leadership starts with listening,” he stated, in an obvious knock on the Wu administration. “I will continue listening to people in every part of Boston, because my life has taught me that you can learn from anyone. Change comes not from orders at City Hall, but by empowering people and communities.”
The video additionally touches on Kraft’s roughly 30-year stint on the Boys and Women Golf equipment of Boston, the place he spent 12 years as president and CEO.
The temporary snippet portrays Kraft, youngest son of the billionaire New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft, as a person of a humility with deep roots in and who “truly cares about the community,” offering a stark distinction to how some could view the rich first-time political candidate.
“Josh could have definitely gone into his family business, and rather than that, he chose a life of service,” Isidra Quiñones, a Roxbury native and director of volunteer of alumni providers at Boys and Women Golf equipment of Boston, says within the video. “He swept floors, drove the van, dropped kids off, ran the front desk. He was down to do whatever we had to do to make it work. It was his calling.”
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