Michael P. Ross is an American lawyer and former politician from

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, who represented District 8 (which includes Beacon Hill,

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, and the

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) on the

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from 2000 through 2013. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in

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. Ross is now a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and is a regular contributor to ''

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''.

Family

Ross is a first-generation American. He was born in 1972 to Stephan Ross, a survivor of

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, and the founder of the

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. Stephan Ross survived ten concentration camps during The Holocaust, and was rescued by American soldiers at

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. Ross's mother is openly gay. Ross's sister Julie works as a corporate attorney in Boston.

City Council

Ross was first elected to the Boston City Council in November 1999, then re-elected to six two-year terms, serving a total of 14 years (2000–2013). He represented District 8, which included Beacon Hill,

, and the

. He was additionally president of the council for two one-year terms, in 2009 and 2010. Ross was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Boston in

Post-council career

After leaving the city council, Ross worked as a real estate lawyer at Prince Lobel Tye LLP, and a regular contributor to ''

''.

Personal life

Ross lives in the

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neighborhood of Boston. He holds a bachelor's degree from

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, an

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from

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, and a J.D. degree from

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. He is married to Karolina Chorvath, a Czechoslovakian-American journalist and chronic illness advocate.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Michael P. Boston City Council members People from Beacon Hill, Boston People from Back Bay, Boston Fenway–Kenmore Clark University alumni American people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish American people in Massachusetts politics 1972 births Living people People from East Boston Lawyers from Boston Boston University School of Management alumni Suffolk University Law School alumni 21st-century American Jews