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For Immediate Release: October 7, 2025
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Persis Yu, Hyde Park Attorney, Advocate, Community Leader, and Boston Public School Mom, Launches Campaign for State Senate

Yu is running to represent Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood; pledges to fight for a bold vision of a Massachusetts where families—not corporations or billionaires—come first.

October 7, 2025 | Hyde Park, MA — Today, Hyde Park attorney, advocate, and community leader Persis Yu launched a campaign for the Massachusetts State Senate seat representing Norfolk and Suffolk. As a State Senator, Yu pledges to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first.

“As a working mom raising two Boston public school students, I know the economics of raising a family no longer work. While housing, childcare, and groceries get more expensive, Trump is selling out our families to billionaires and big corporations,” said Massachusetts State Senate Candidate Persis Yu. “As the daughter of an immigrant who escaped fascism, freedom and democracy are not just abstract ideals. I understand the stakes for our neighbors and our community in Trump’s idea of America. But true democracy starts at home. Families in our district deserve a champion who will fight for a future for our children where they will not just survive, but thrive.”

Across her decades-long career as a social worker and attorney standing up for the most vulnerable people in Massachusetts and across the country, Persis has sued big banks, tech companies, debt collectors, airlines, and Donald Trump’s Department of Education on behalf of families, workers, and labor unions. Her advocacy on behalf of people with student debt led President Biden to deliver more than $200 billion in debt relief to 5 million people across the country—including nearly $3 billion dollars in debt relief to nearly 70,000 people in Massachusetts.

“As a veteran, I value leaders who put people first—and Persis Yu has done that her entire career. She has spent years standing up for working families and making sure systems work the way they’re supposed to,” said Patrick Campbell, U.S. Army Veteran & Consumer Advocate. “Persis is a leader who combines deep expertise with a genuine commitment to service, and she’s never afraid to roll up her sleeves to get results. For veterans and all Massachusetts residents, she will be a strong and trusted voice on Beacon Hill.”

“I know from personal experience how crippling student debt and abusive collection practices can be. When I felt like my student debt was a hopeless topic to address, Persis Yu stood up for me and fought to hold the systems accountable. Because of her relentless work, my hopes and dreams around education were rekindled and I reclaimed my educational future. My credit was repaired, increasing my score by over 60 points, and I was freed from the emotional burden of predatory lending systems,” said former client, Toneva M. “Working with Persis empowered me, and I gained knowledge and awareness of consumer rights. Persis pursued every avenue of possibility for solution with me and remained persistent to ensure I received the justice I deserve and that our laws promise. She didn’t stop fighting until all my student debt—over $84,000—was cancelled! Persis has always been a fearless and principled champion for families like mine, and I trust her to keep fighting for justice in our State Senate.”

Outside the courtroom, the longtime Hyde Park resident and mom to two kids in the Boston Public Schools, Persis is a leader in her church, in her children’s school, and across her community.

“Persis is a dedicated and effective community leader who shows up, rolls up her sleeves, and works to build a vibrant and robust community for the Grew’s families and staff,” said Ariana Sicairos-McCarthy, Roslindale resident, Boston Public School teacher, and Grew School Parent Council Co-Chair. “Through her work as an advocate and a lawyer, Persis has directly improved the lives of many of my fellow teachers—giving them the financial security to serve the students they love, while enjoying the economic freedom they deserve. Persis has the vision and the tenacity to protect our families at this moment. I am proud to support her for MA State Senate.”

Persis promises to bring her decades of policy advocacy and expertise to fight for working families: meaning affordable housing, universal childcare, strong public schools, environmental justice, reproductive justice, and a fair economy.

“Families and seniors in our district are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of groceries and health care, while corporate greed and political inertia has left our town in limbo, stretched thin, and without vital medical care,” said Kate Sibbing-Dunn, Norwood resident and former School Committee Member. “Persis is the bold leader we need to tackle the challenges working families in this district face. She has a fresh perspective and a long history of effective advocacy at the State Senate.”

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Pou piblikasyon imedya: 5 oktòb 2025

Kontak laprès: press@electpersis.com

Persis Yu, ki se Avoka Hyde Park, Defansè, Lidè lominotè, ak manman ki gen pitit nan Lekòl Piblik Boston, lanse kanpay li pou l ka vin Senatè Eta a

Yu ap prezante tèt kòm kandida pou reprezante Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole ak Westwood; li angaje l pou lite pou yon vizyon solid pou Massachusetts kote yo fè fanmi yo pase an premye, men pa sou antrepriz yo oswa milyadè yo.

5 Oktòb 2025 | Hyde Park, MA — Jodi a, avoka, defansè, ak lidè kominotè Hyde Park, Persis Yu, lanse kanpay li pou l ka vin Senatè Eta Massachusetts ki reprezante Norfolk ak Suffolk. Kòm Senatè Eta a, Yu pwomèt pou l goumen pou fanmi yo nan Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, ak Westwood pou konstwi yon ekonomi ki jis kote yo fè fanmi yo pase an premye, men pa milyadè yo.

“Antanke yon manman k ap travay ki ap leve de elèv ki nan lekòl piblik Boston, mwen konnen ekonomi pou leve yon fanmi pa mache ankò. Pandan kay, gadri ak manje ap vin pi chè, Trump ap vann fanmi nou yo bay milyadè ak gwo konpayi,” se sa kandida pou Senatè Eta Massachusetts, Persis Yu, te di. “Antanke pitit fi yon imigran ki te chape anba fachis, libète ak demokrasi pa sèlman lide abstrè. Mwen konprann sa ki anje pou vwazen nou yo ak kominote nou an nan vizyon Trump genyen pou Etazini. Men, demokrasi veritab la kòmanse anndan kay. Fanmi nan distri nou an merite yon chanpyon ki pral goumen pou yon lavni kote timoun nou yo pa sèlman siviv, men yo pral fleri.”

Pandan plizyèn dizèn lane karyè li kòm travayè sosyal ak avoka ki te kanpe pou moun ki pi vilnerab nan Massachusetts ak atravè peyi a, Persis te pousuiv devan lajistis gwo bank, konpayi teknoloji, kolektè dèt, konpayi avyon ak Depatman Edikasyon Donald Trump lan pou defann fanmi, travayè, ak sendika. Angajman li pou defann moun ki gen dèt etidyan te pouse Prezidan Biden bay plis pase 200 milya dola nan soulajman dèt pou 5 milyon moun atravè peyi a, ki gen ladan prèske 3 milya dola nan soulajman dèt pou prèske 70,000 moun nan Massachusetts.

“Antanke yon ansyen sòlda, mwen apresye lidè yo ki mete moun an premye, epi Persis Yu fè sa pandan tout karyè li. Li pase plizyè lane ap defann fanmi k ap travay epi asire sistèm yo mache jan yo dwe mache,” se sa Patrick Campbell, ansyen sòlda nan Lame Ameriken ak defansè konsomatè, te di. “Persis se yon lidè ki konbine gwo ekspètiz ak yon angajman sensè pou bay sèvis, epi li pa janm pè mete men nan travay pou jwenn rezilta. Pou ansyen sòlda ak tout rezidan Massachusetts, li pral yon vwa solid epi konfyab nan Beacon Hill.”

“Mwen konnen, atravè eksperyans pèsonèl mwen, kijan dèt etidyan ak pratik koleksyon abizif ka kraze moun. Lè mwen te santi mwen te sanzespwa pou rezoud dèt etidyan mwen an, Persis Yu te leve kanpe pou mwen epi li te goumen pou fè sistèm yo pran responsablite yo. Poutèt li pa t janm kanpe nan travay li, espwa ak rèv mwen sou edikasyon te reviv, epi mwen te reprann avni edikasyon m. Yo te repare kredi m, nòt kredi m te monte plis pase 60 pwen, epi mwen te libere anba chay emosyonèl sistèm abizif pou prete lajan,” se sa Toneva M., yon ansyen kliyan, te di. “Travay ak Persis te ban m fòs, epi mwen te aprann dwa konsomatè yo. Persis te chèche tout chemen posib pou te ede m jwenn yon solisyon, epi li te rete pèsistan pou asire mwen jwenn jistis mwen merite ak sa lalwa pwomèt. Li pa t sispann goumen jiskaske yo te anile tout dèt etidyan mwen an ki te plis pase $84,000! Persis te toujou yon chanpyon ki gen anpil kouraj epi ki onèt pou fanmi tankou pa m nan, epi mwen mete konfyans mwen nan li pou l kontinye goumen pou jistis nan Sena Eta nou an.”

Lè li pa nan tribinal, rezidan Hyde Park depi lontan an, ki se manman de timoun ki ale lekòl piblik Boston, se yon lidè nan legliz li, nan lekòl timoun li yo, epi nan tout kominote l la.

“Persis se yon lidè kominotè ki devwe ak efikas, ki toujou prezan, mete men nan travay, epi angaje l pou konstwi yon kominote solid ak dinamik pou fanmi ak anplwaye Grew yo,” se sa Ariana Sicairos-McCarthy, rezidan Roslindale, pwofesè nan lekòl piblik Boston ak ko-prezidan Konsèy Paran Lekòl Grew la, te di. “Gras ak travay li kòm defansè ak avoka, Persis te amelyore dirèkteman lavi anpil nan kolèg pwofesè mwen yo. Li te bay yo sekirite finansye pou sèvi elèv yo renmen yo, pandan y ap jwi libète ekonomik yo merite a. Persis gen vizyon ak detèminasyon pou pwoteje fanmi nou yo kounye a. Mwen fyè dèske mwen sipòte li pou Senatè Eta Massachusetts la.”

Persis pwomèt pou l envesti plizyè dizèn lane eksperyans li nan defans politik pou goumen pou fanmi k ap travay: sa vle di lojman abòdab, gadri pou tout moun, lekòl piblik solid, jistis anviwònmantal, jistis repwodiktif, ak yon ekonomi ki jis.

“Fanmi ak granmoun aje nan distri nou an ap lite pou kenbe ritm ak ogmantasyon pri manje ak swen sante, pandan kipidite konpayi ak mank mouvman politik mete vil nou an nan yon sitiyasyon ensètitid, ak resous limite, san swen medikal esansyèl,” se sa Kate Sibbing-Dunn, rezidan Norwood ak manm Komite Lekòl la, te di. “Persis se lidè vanyan nou bezwen pou atake defi fanmi k ap travay yo ap fè fas nan distri sa a, pou pote yon vizyon fre ak yon istwa long nan defans efikas kont enterè pisan nan Sena Eta a.”

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For Immediate Release: October 5, 2025
Press contact: press@electpersis.com

Hyde Park律師、社區倡導者與波士頓公立學校學生母親 Persis Yu 宣布競選州參議員
Yu 將參選代表波士頓、 戴德姆(Dedham)、諾伍德(Norwood)、沃波爾(Walpole)及 韋斯特伍德(Westwood) 的麻州參議院席位，承諾讓麻州成爲一個以家庭爭取福利，而不是企業或億萬富翁為優先。

2025年10月5日｜麻州海德公園 (Hyde Park)— 今日，海德公園的律師、倡導者及社區領袖 Persis Yu 正式宣布參選麻薩諸塞州參議院，代表諾福克與薩福克地區。Yu 承諾將為波波士頓、 戴德姆(Dedham)、諾伍德(Norwood)、沃波爾(Walpole)及 韋斯特伍德(Westwood) 的家庭爭取，打造一個以家庭而非億萬富翁為優先的公平經濟。

「作為一位在職母親，養育兩名波士頓公立學校學生，我深知如今養家的經濟結構已經失衡。房價、托育與食物價格節節上升，而川普卻在將我們的家庭出賣給億萬富翁與大企業，」麻州參議員候選人 Persis Yu 表示。「身為逃離法西斯政權的移民之女，自由與民主對我而言並非抽象理念。我明白在川普的美國願景下，我們的鄰里與社區所面臨的風險。但真正的民主始於家庭。我們地區的家庭值得擁有一位為孩子未來奮戰的捍衛者，讓他們不僅得以生存，更能茁壯成長。」

在她數十年的職涯中，Persis 作為社工與律師，一直為麻州及全美最脆弱的群體發聲。她曾代表家庭、工人與工會，起訴大型銀行、科技公司、債務催收公司、航空公司以及川普時期的教育部。她為學貸借款人的倡導促使拜登總統推動超過2,000億美元的學貸減免，惠及全國500萬人，其中近7萬名麻州居民獲得約30億美元的減免。

「作為退伍軍人，我敬佩那些將人民放在首位的領導者，而 Persis Yu 一生皆是如此。她多年來為工薪家庭發聲，確保政府真正為人民運作，」美國陸軍退伍軍人暨消費者倡導者 Patrick Campbell 表示。「Persis 結合深厚的專業與真誠的服務精神，從不畏懼親力親為以取得成果。對退伍軍人以及所有麻州居民而言，她將是州議會中堅定而值得信賴的聲音。」

「我親身體會過學貸與不當催收的壓迫……」前客戶 Toneva M. 表示。「當我認為學貸問題讓我毫無希望時，Persis Yu 為我挺身而出，讓制度負起責任。她的努力讓我重燃對教育的希望，信用分數提高了超過60分，並脫離了掠奪性貸款帶來的心理重擔…… Persis 一直是像我這樣家庭的無畏與有原則的捍衛者，我相信她會在州參議院中繼續為正義奮鬥。」

在法庭之外，這位長期居住於海德公園（Hyde Park）、有兩名波士頓公立學校學生的母親，也是教會、學校及整個社區中的重要領袖。

「Persis 是一位全心投入且高效的社區領袖，她總是親力親為，致力打造充滿活力與凝聚力的社區，」羅斯林代爾（Roslindale） 居民、波士頓公立學校教師及 Grew 學校家長委員會共同主席 Ariana Sicairos-McCarthy 表示。「通過她的倡議與法律工作，Persis 直接改善了許多教師的生活，讓他們能在財務穩定下專注於學生，同時享有應得的經濟自由。她具備遠見與毅力，是當下保護我們家庭所需的領袖。我很自豪支持她競選麻州參議員。」

Persis 承諾將運用她數十年的政策倡議經驗與專業知識，為工薪家庭而戰：包括可負擔的房屋、普及的育兒服務、更強大的公立教育、環境正義、生育權正義，以及更公平的經濟。

「我們地區的家庭與長者正艱難應對日益高漲的食品與醫療費用……」Norwood 居民兼學校委員會成員 Kate Sibbing-Dunn 表示。「Persis 是我們所需的勇敢領袖，她能應對工薪家庭面臨的挑戰，並將她長久以來的政策經驗與對抗權勢的實績帶入州參議院。」