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Josh Kraft Campaign HQ Grand Opening
Celebration to Take Place on Saturday, March 22 in Roxbury’s Nubian Square Neighborhood WHO: Josh Kraft, Candidate for Mayor of Boston Community members, campaign volunteers & staff WHAT: Grand Opening Celebration of the Kraft Campaign HQ, which will serve as a base for the campaign’s growing field operation to support volunteer mobilization, voter...
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Josh Kraft Receives Endorsement of International Longshoreman Association
Major union endorsement brings in 18 Boston locals and other affiliates BOSTON, MA – Today, Josh Kraft’s campaign for Mayor of Boston announced the endorsement of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). This is the first major union endorsement of Josh Kraft since the campaign launched. The ILA’s 18 locals include...
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Josh Kraft Calls on Mayor Wu to Cancel Lease with Boston Unity Partners Until Use Analysis of White Stadium Focused on Needs of BPS Kids is Conducted
Kraft Decries Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund 50% of Beer Garden, Four Season Restaurant and Excess Seats BOSTON, MA – Josh Kraft, candidate for Mayor of Boston, today called on Mayor Wu to cancel the city’s lease with Boston Unity Partners until a use analysis is conducted and made public...
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Josh Kraft Statement on Mayor Wu’s Housing Announcement
“Under Mayor Wu, Boston is at the very bottom of cities in the country in the production of new housing. In her three years, her unfulfilled promises and impractical policies have caused rents to surge 20% and housing production drop by 60%. While other major cities around the country are...
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Josh Kraft Statement on Trump Closing Boston
“With the abrupt closure of the Boston office of the Small Business Administration, Trump is making decisions without thinking about the impact on small businesses in this city, which are the lifeblood of our economy. Let’s be clear – this action is being taken to punish Boston for its values...
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Statement from Josh Kraft Campaign on Mayor Wu’s Latest Failures
Boston, MA – The campaign of Josh Kraft released the following statement in reaction to a series of management failures by the Wu Administration: “Under Mayor Wu, the city government is not working for the people of Boston. In the past week alone, we have learned about the city’s failures...
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Josh Kraft Raises $337K in First Month of Campaign, Setting Record
Momentum builds across field, voter engagement BOSTON, MA – Josh Kraft’s campaign announced today that total fundraising for February was $337,658, a sign of the momentum of Josh’s candidacy and a fundraising and a record for any Mayoral candidate in the first month of a preliminary election cycle. “I am...
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Josh Kraft Statement on “Border Czar” Homan’s Inflammatory Comments
The following statement is in response to Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan’s recent comments about mass deportations, and can be attributed to Josh Kraft: “First, I support removing violent criminals from our community, wherever they come from. There is a protocol in place to do just that called the Trust...
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Josh Kraft Statement on White Stadium Procurement Scandal
The following statement can be attributed to Josh: “The details reported today regarding the secretive and rigged RFP process between Mayor Wu’s office and Boston Unity Partners is extremely concerning, and demonstrates misdirected energy and the wrong priorities, with BPS kids left behind, a community feeling ignored, and Boston taxpayers...
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Josh Kraft Calls on Mayor Wu to Immediately Halt Planned Demolition Work at White Stadium Until Courts Can Rule
The following statement is attributed to Josh Kraft, candidate for Mayor of Boston: “On Thursday night, I attended a community meeting hosted by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and was joined by more than 60 residents from the communities surrounding Franklin Park. The presentations and information shared were compelling, and I...