"At some point, when you’re the candidate, you’re going to have to speak for yourself and not just have the consultants do it for you," Mayor Wu said. The post Kraft officially files paperwork to run for mayor as Wu responds appeared first on Boston.

Josh Kraft, son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner and head of the family’s philanthropic arm, has filed paperwork to run for mayor of Boston.

The philanthropist and son of billionaire Patriots owner Robert Kraft is preparing to challenge Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Josh Kraft took a big step towards running for mayor of Boston on Monday, opening an account with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation and son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, has filed paperwork with the state to launch a campaign for mayor of Boston. Kraft's submission on Friday to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance creates the Kraft Committee.