Setti warren biography

Setti David Warren (born May 15, ) is the current Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, and a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate. He is the first popularly elected African-American Mayor in Massachusetts. Setti is also currently running for Governor in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election, He announced his candidacy on May 20,

Early life and education[]

Warren, along with his twin sister Makeda, was born in to their parents Joseph and Elpidia (née Lopez) Warren. His father, Joseph D. Warren, was an advisor for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis's presidential campaign, and worked in the African-American studies department at Northeastern University before his death in His mother, Elpidia Lopez, is a retired social worker. He also has a stepmother, Martha L. (Walker) Warren. His younger sister Kara, who had struggled with severe asthma throughout her life, died in November at the age of

Warren completed elementary school at the private school Jackson Walnut Park in Newton and then attended Newton North High School, where he was the class president for all four years, and while he attended Boston College, he was also elected student body president. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in He received a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School's night classes in , although he has not taken the bar exam to practice law.

Early career and Navy service[]

After graduating from coll

Setti David Warren (born August 25, ) is an American politician. He served as Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, and is a former Democratic candidate for United States Senate in He is the first popularly elected African-American mayor in Massachusetts.

Warren ran for Governor of Massachusetts in the election, announcing his candidacy on May 20, Warren withdrew from the race on April 26, , citing fundraising and financial issues.

Early life and education

Warren, along with his twin sister Makeda, were born in to their parents Joseph and Elpidia (née Lopez) Warren. His father, Joseph D. Warren, was an advisor for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis's presidential campaign, and worked in the African-American studies department at Northeastern University before his death in His mother, Elpidia Lopez, is a retired social worker. He also has a stepmother, Martha L. (Walker) Warren. His younger sister Kara, who had struggled with severe asthma throughout her life, died in November at the age of

Warren completed elementary school at the private school Jackson Walnut Park in Newton and then attended Newton North High School, where he was the class president for all four years. He attended Boston College, where he was also elected student body president. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in He received a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School's night classes in , although he has not taken the bar exam to practice law.

Early career and Navy service

After graduating from college, Warren worked for two years with his family's consulting business. In he joined the New England branch of U.S. PresidentBill Clinton's re-election campaign. From to he worked in several White House Offices under Clinton: the Advance Office, Cabinet Affairs Office, and the Social Office. He served as New England regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from to , where he implemented a performan

Prodded by Gov. Deval Patrick for the second time in two weeks, Newton Mayor Setti Warren acknowledged for the first time Monday night that he is considering a campaign against U.S. Sen. Scott Brown in

Warren, a former aide to U.S. Sen. John Kerry, said in a statement that he was "honored" Patrick would mention him as a "possible candidate" for U.S. Senate next year.

"I am considering a run against Senator Brown. I have been disappointed by many of his votes, which I believe have hurt many cities and towns in Massachusetts, including my own community of Newton," Warren said in a statement.

The acknowledgment from Warren that he is eyeing a run for Senate just over a year into his first term as mayor of Newton comes after repeated insistence that he is focused on his job as mayor despite suggestions from prominent Democrats that he was considering a race and could make a viable challenger.

Mayor Setti Warren said in a statement, "I am considering a run against Senator Brown. I have been disappointed by many of his votes, which I believe have hurt many cities and towns in Massachusetts."

In interviews with the News Service, however, he has never explicitly ruled out a campaign for U.S. Senate.

"I am not yet ready to announce an official decision on entering the race. But in the final analysis, if I believe I can do a better job for Massachusetts, I'll put my name on the ballot," Warren said.

Patrick, a friend of Warren's, has done little to quell the speculation surrounding a Warren candidacy.

In an interview with the National Journal over the weekend while in Washington D.C. for the National Governors Association winter meeting, Patrick said he was not recruiting challengers, but had spoken to Warren, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, City Year Founder Alan Khazei and Democratic activist Robert Massie about their prospects.

"Kim is not in; she has not made up her mind, but I know she's thinking abo