Marty Walsh

Martin Joseph Walsh, an Irish-American politician is better known as Marty Walsh. He was elected Mayor of Boston in January of 2014. Prior to holding office as Mayor, he served for over a decade in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Previously, he was diagnosed with childhood cancer and underwent several years of chemotherapy before being declared cancer-free. He also became president of a union called Laborers Local 223. Recently, it was reported on 7th January 2021 that president-elect Joe Biden selected Walsh to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor in the upcoming Biden administration.