Michael P. Ross
Mike Ross | |
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President of the Boston City Council | |
In office 2009–2010 | |
Preceded by | Maureen Feeney |
Succeeded by | Stephen J. Murphy |
Member of the Boston City Council from District 8 | |
In office 2000–2013 | |
Preceded by | Thomas M. Keane Jr. |
Succeeded by | Josh Zakim |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 52–53) |
Nationality | American |
Website | http://www.mikerossboston.com/ |
Michael P. Ross is an American lawyer and former politician from Boston, Massachusetts, who represented District 8 (which includes Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the Fenway) on the Boston City Council from 2000 through 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013.[1] Ross is now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP,[2] and is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe.
Family
Career
Ross was first elected to the Boston City Council in November 1999, then re-elected to six two-year terms, serving a total of 14 years (2000–2013). He was president of the council for two one-year terms, 2009 and 2010.
Personal life
Ross lives in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston. He holds a bachelor's degree from Clark University in Worcester, an MBA from Boston University, and a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. He is married to Karolina Chorvath, a Czechoslovakian-American journalist and chronic illness advocate.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Councillor Mike Ross, D8 | City of Boston". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-29
- ↑ "Real estate interests back Mike Ross for mayor - Boston Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Sweeney, Emily (March 22, 2017). "Mike Ross attends opening reception of 'Memory Unearthed' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ↑ "Zola Weddings". www.zola.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
External links
- "What happened to those who ran for Boston's mayor", Boston Globe, November 21, 2014
- Boston City Council members
- People from Beacon Hill, Boston
- People from Back Bay, Boston
- Fenway–Kenmore
- Clark University alumni
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Jewish American people in Massachusetts politics
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from East Boston
- Lawyers from Boston
- Boston University School of Management alumni
- Suffolk University Law School alumni
- 21st-century American Jews