Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who became the city’s first female and first person of color to take the office Monday, according to the Associated Press.
Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. The Boston City Council president, Janey, who is Black, stepped into the role of acting mayor and is scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing in Wednesday.
Walsh, the latest in a long line of largely Irish-American Boston mayors stretching back the better part of a century — with one notable Italian-American exception — said he welcomed the change.
“History will be made tonight,” Walsh said earlier in the evening. “We’re an extremely diverse city from different backgrounds and different nationalities and different skin colors. I think it’s a good thing for our city. I think it’s a great thing for our city.”
Janey took to Twitter to wish Walsh well following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
