Michael P. Ross

Mike Ross
Ross in 2010
Member of the Boston City Council from District 8
In office 2000 – January 2014
Preceded by	Thomas M. Keane, Jr.
Succeeded by	Josh Zakim
President of the Boston City Council
In office 2009–2010
Preceded by	Maureen Feeney
Succeeded by	Stephen J. Murphy
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 44–45)
Nationality	American
Website	http://www.mikerossboston.com/

Mike Ross is a former 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 now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP and is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe.

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.

Mike served two terms as President of the Boston City Council and for a total of 14 years as a member.

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.

He lives in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston.

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