Preceded by Thomas M. Keane, Jr. Preceded by Maureen Feeney Nationality American Role American Politician | Succeeded by Josh Zakim Succeeded by Stephen J. Murphy Name Michael Ross Education Clark University | |
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Mike Ross is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who represented District 8 (which includes Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the Fenway) on the Boston City Council from 2000 to 2014. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013. Ross is also a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP.
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Family
Mike is a first-generation American. He was born in 1972 to Stephan Ross, a survivor of the Holocaust and the founder of the New England Holocaust Memorial. His father Stephan survived 10 concentration camps during the Holocaust, and was rescued by American soldiers at Dachau. Ross's mother is openly gay. Ross's sister Julie works as a corporate attorney in Boston.
Career
Mike served two terms as President of the Boston City Council and currently serves as chair of the Public Safety Committee. In 2008, Ross backed the "4 or more rule" which forbids more than 4 students from living in the same apartment.
In 2007, the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission announced that Ross violated a state law forbidding municipal employees from using their positions for personal gain by having 105 parking tickets dismissed while he was said to be on official business. However, the commission found that he was not working when he received 35 of them. Ross was fined $2,000 for the offenses.
Education
Ross holds a Bachelor's Degree from Clark University in Worcester, an MBA from Boston University, and a Law Degree from Suffolk University Law School.
Personal life
He lives in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston.