Ruthzee Louijeune
Ruthzee Louijeune (born 1987) is an at-Large member of the Boston City Council. She is the first Haitian-American to serve on the council. Biography. Louijeune was born in Boston to Haitian-American immigrants and was raised in Mattapan and Hyde Park, Boston. She attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Columbia University, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Law School where she was a student attorney at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. She worked as an attorney for Perkins Coie and served as senior counsel for Senator Elizabeth Warren's 2020 Presidential Campaign. She has also been  volunteering with the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance to represent low-income individuals in the housing court. As a first-time candidate Louijeune had a strong showing in the 2021 election, finishing third behind incumbent council members Michael F. Flaherty and Julia Mejia. She was endorsed by a number of progressive groups, including #VOTEPROCHOICE.