Patriots owner Robert Kraft's son 'plans to run for mayor of Boston'

The Kraft Group’s empire could soon widen from the New England Patriots successful Foxborough, Massachusetts to Boston’s City Hall.

Josh Kraft, the 57-year-old lad of Patriots proprietor Robert, intends to tally for politician against Boston incumbent Michelle Wu, according to respective reports. DailyMail.com has reached retired to Patriots spokespeople for confirmation.

Josh presently works arsenic the President of the New England Patriots Foundation, which is liable for a fig of philanthropic endeavors involving everything from wellness and acquisition to societal justness and household initiatives.

Like his father, an outspoken wide who maintains a relationship with blimpish President Donald Trump, Josh is simply a registered Democrat. Not lone has helium voted successful caller Democrat primaries, according to The Boston Globe, but helium besides attended a money raiser successful for Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz. 

The Kraft Group consists of Robert arsenic good arsenic Josh’s brothers, Jonathan and Daniel. The institution has interests successful insubstantial and packaging manufacturing, construction, existent estate, backstage equity and, of course, sports. The Krafts not lone ain the Patriots, but the MLS’ New England Revolution arsenic well.

Josh has worked extensively successful Boston, spending 30 years with the section chapters of the Boys & Girls Clubs, including 12 years arsenic the organization’s president. He’s credited with astir doubling the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston’s yearly fund to $26 cardinal implicit that time, according to The Kraft Group's website. 

Furthermore, Josh serves connected the boards of a section of fig organizations, specified arsenic Brandeis University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Herren Project. He’s besides the co-chair of the Hate Crimes Task Force for Massachusetts.

His candidacy comes astatine a clip erstwhile The Kraft Group is pushing to physique a shot stadium successful the Boston suburb of Everett to location the Revolution.

While Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and different section officials person backed the proposal, Wu has expressed concerns the stadium could pb to postulation issues for the Boston vicinity of Charlestown.

The task has an estimated outgo of $500 million, and would connection shot fans a overmuch person viewing acquisition than they presently get astatine Gillette Stadium – the arena the Revolution has shared with the Patriots since 1996.

Raised successful the affluent Boston suburb of Newton, Josh got his bachelor’s grade from prestigious Williams College successful occidental Massachusetts and a master’s successful acquisition from Harvard’s postgraduate school.

Another Harvard grad, Wu was elected successful 2021 arsenic she defeated chap Democrat Annissa Essaibi George. Her predecessor, Marty Walsh, near Boston’s City Hall to beryllium Joe Biden’s labour secretary. He present works arsenic the caput of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA).