Josh Kraft Helped by Dad, Rich Pals in Bid to Oust Boston Mayor
Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft speaks at a press conference in Boston on June 2.
Photographer: Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe/Getty ImagesJosh Kraft is a political novice seeking to become the first person in 76 years to unseat an incumbent mayor in Boston — and a popular one at that. Yet the money is flowing in.
Kraft, 58, has already raised more money in an election year than any other mayoral campaign in Boston history — and that’s with the Nov. 4 contest against Mayor Michelle Wu months away. The super political action committee backing his candidacy is on track to smash city records for outside spending with more than $2.5 million going to fund advertisements, billboards and text messages, according to campaign finance records.