Boston mayor’s ‘electeds of color’ party didn’t violate any law, state attorney general says

The Massachusetts attorney general’s office said it won’t investigate allegations of bias in the “electeds of color” holiday party hosted by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted last month, because it was a private event.

A spokesperson for Attorney General Andrea Campbell told Fox News that the prosecutor’s office would not be looking into complaints about the party, which cited the state’s Public Accommodation Law, because the party was not for the public and therefore didn’t violate state law. The complaints were made by four individuals, three of whom don’t live in the state, and another who didn’t say where they lived.

The law prohibits making “any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in admission to or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, deafness, blindness, or any physical or mental disability, or ancestry.”

The decision comes nearly three weeks after an aide to the mayor accidentally sent out an invite for the “electeds of color” only party to all 13 city councilors, instead of the six of color. After the aide, Denise DosSantos, realized her mistake, she sent out an apology email.

The party sparked backlash for excluding the white officials. Ms. Wu defended the party saying it was just one of many during the holiday season, and that she looked forward to celebrating with everyone at other holiday parties.

Ms. Wu’s spokesman, Ricardo Patron, said that the group Electeds of Color had asked Ms. Wu to host the party that the group has annually. He added that the host and the location of the party changes every year.