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Michael P. Ross

American lawyer

Summary

American lawyer

Field	Value
image	Michael P. Ross 2013 (a) (3x4a).png
caption	Ross in 2013
name	Mike Ross
birth_date
nationality	American
website	http://www.mikerossboston.com/
title	President of the Boston City Council
term_start	2009
term_end	2010
predecessor	Maureen Feeney
successor	Stephen J. Murphy
title1	Member of the Boston City Council
from District 8
term_start1	2000
term_end1	2013
predecessor1	Thomas M. Keane Jr.
successor1	Josh Zakim

from District 8 Michael P. Ross (born 1972) is an American lawyer and former politician from Boston, Massachusetts, who represented District 8 (which includes Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the Fenway) on the Boston City Council from 2000 through 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013. Ross is now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe.

Family

Ross 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. Stephan Ross survived ten 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.

City Council

Ross at the 2009 Boston Gay Pride Parade

Ross was first elected to the Boston City Council in November 1999, then re-elected to six two-year terms, serving a total of 14 years (2000–2013). He represented District 8, which included Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the Fenway. He was additionally president of the council for two one-year terms, in 2009 and 2010.

Ross was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in 2013.

Post-council career

After leaving the city council, Ross worked as a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and a regular contributor to The Boston Globe.

Personal life

Ross lives in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston. He holds a bachelor's degree from Clark University in Worcester, an MBA from Boston University, and a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. He is married to Karolina Chorvath, a Czechoslovak-American journalist and chronic illness advocate.

References

[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=138064 "Profile: Mike Ross"], ''ourcampaigns.com''
"Councillor Mike Ross, D8 | City of Boston".
"Real estate interests back Mike Ross for mayor - Boston Business Journal".
Sweeney, Emily. (March 22, 2017). "Mike Ross attends opening reception of 'Memory Unearthed' - The Boston Globe".
"Zola Weddings".

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