Persis Yu
@persisyu.bsky.social
Candidate for MA State Senate in Norfolk & Suffolk district
www.electpersis.com
Deputy ED @thesbpc.bsky.social; proud Boston Public School mom; consumer advocate; #mapoli #bospoli
www.electpersis.com
Deputy ED @thesbpc.bsky.social; proud Boston Public School mom; consumer advocate; #mapoli #bospoli
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Persis Yu
@persisyu.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Exciting announcement!!
I’m running for Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Suffolk District of Massachusetts! I pledge to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first.
www.ElectPersis.com
I’m running for Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Suffolk District of Massachusetts! I pledge to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first.
www.ElectPersis.com
“For the government, revenue from taxing those borrowers is pennies,” [Yu] said. “But to borrowers, it’s the difference between medicine or food.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/10/m...
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A student loan forgiveness ‘tax bomb’ is coming. Thousands could face hefty bills in 2026. - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration has not extended an exemption from taxable income for some cancelled student debt.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“For the government, revenue from taxing those borrowers is pennies,” [Yu] said. “But to borrowers, it’s the difference between medicine or food.”
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As I told NPR’s Cory Turner, the Trump Administration is choosing to make life more expensive for millions at a time when student loan borrowers can least afford it. We need leaders who will stand up for real people and work to make the economy work for working families.
www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
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Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement
Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans. That would change if the proposed settlement is approved.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
As I told NPR’s Cory Turner, the Trump Administration is choosing to make life more expensive for millions at a time when student loan borrowers can least afford it. We need leaders who will stand up for real people and work to make the economy work for working families.
www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
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Over at @debtcollectionlab.bsky.social Bonnie Latraille and @persisyu.bsky.social published part 1 of a 3 part series on what's going on with student loan borrowers. Excellent Du Boisian visualization graphs by Jeff Himpele. Unfortunately, the news aren't good.
debtcollectionlab.org/research/fal...
debtcollectionlab.org/research/fal...
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Over at @debtcollectionlab.bsky.social Bonnie Latraille and @persisyu.bsky.social published part 1 of a 3 part series on what's going on with student loan borrowers. Excellent Du Boisian visualization graphs by Jeff Himpele. Unfortunately, the news aren't good.
debtcollectionlab.org/research/fal...
debtcollectionlab.org/research/fal...
"It is absolutely absurd that in the richest state in the richest nation in the world, people working for the richest people in the world can’t afford to eat."
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It is absolutely absurd that in the richest state in the richest nation in the world, people working for the richest people in the world can’t afford to eat."
This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the strength and generosity in our communities. As we celebrate, let’s remember that too many families across our country are facing food insecurity. No one should struggle to put meals on the table—on Thanksgiving or any day. 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the strength and generosity in our communities. As we celebrate, let’s remember that too many families across our country are facing food insecurity. No one should struggle to put meals on the table—on Thanksgiving or any day. 🧡
📚 What am I reading today?
A powerful piece from my friend and colleague, Army Veteran Patrick Campbell. He writes about bravery in its truest form — the kind that shows up when you’re ordered to do the wrong thing and choose to do what’s right anyway.
👉
open.substack.com/pub/vetsedbr...
A powerful piece from my friend and colleague, Army Veteran Patrick Campbell. He writes about bravery in its truest form — the kind that shows up when you’re ordered to do the wrong thing and choose to do what’s right anyway.
👉
open.substack.com/pub/vetsedbr...
Veterans Education Brief (Nov 24, 2025)
On Courage, Consequences, and the People Who Hold the Line
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
📚 What am I reading today?
A powerful piece from my friend and colleague, Army Veteran Patrick Campbell. He writes about bravery in its truest form — the kind that shows up when you’re ordered to do the wrong thing and choose to do what’s right anyway.
👉
open.substack.com/pub/vetsedbr...
A powerful piece from my friend and colleague, Army Veteran Patrick Campbell. He writes about bravery in its truest form — the kind that shows up when you’re ordered to do the wrong thing and choose to do what’s right anyway.
👉
open.substack.com/pub/vetsedbr...
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The cost of housing continues to skyrocket, squeezing the budgets of families, seniors, and veterans across the commonwealth. Meanwhile, Trump’s solution is a 50 year mortgage?!? 🤯
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The cost of housing continues to skyrocket, squeezing the budgets of families, seniors, and veterans across the commonwealth. Meanwhile, Trump’s solution is a 50 year mortgage?!? 🤯
🇺🇸🇺🇸 Spent the day with veterans in Walpole and Norwood. I was honored to hear the stories of their service in Vietnam, Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and local bases, and listened to their concerns about the economy, particularly the cost of housing and the challenges in our schools.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🇺🇸🇺🇸 Spent the day with veterans in Walpole and Norwood. I was honored to hear the stories of their service in Vietnam, Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and local bases, and listened to their concerns about the economy, particularly the cost of housing and the challenges in our schools.
Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸
I released this statement on the Senate deal:
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I released this statement on the Senate deal:
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“The actions of these cities are legal,” says Persis Yu... What’s more, she says, “whether or not these activities are legal, is not a [determination] that the secretary of education has either the right or the expertise to be making.”
www.wgbh.org/news/2025-11...
www.wgbh.org/news/2025-11...
Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
www.wgbh.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“The actions of these cities are legal,” says Persis Yu... What’s more, she says, “whether or not these activities are legal, is not a [determination] that the secretary of education has either the right or the expertise to be making.”
www.wgbh.org/news/2025-11...
www.wgbh.org/news/2025-11...
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 I’m suing the Trump Administration for threatening to take away student loan forgiveness for nurses, teachers, firefighters, and city workers if their employers don’t bend to Trump’s will. Check out our lawsuit:
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Trump’s Student Loan Forgiveness Overhaul Gets Hit With Major Lawsuit
A group of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s proposed limits on student loan forgiveness.
www.forbes.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 I’m suing the Trump Administration for threatening to take away student loan forgiveness for nurses, teachers, firefighters, and city workers if their employers don’t bend to Trump’s will. Check out our lawsuit:
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Beautiful weather for JP’s Open Street. Had a great time talking to community members about the issues top of mind--from the challenge of finding quality affordable childcare, to the threats to our democracy, to lego struggles. I’m running to bring all these voices to the state house.
November 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Beautiful weather for JP’s Open Street. Had a great time talking to community members about the issues top of mind--from the challenge of finding quality affordable childcare, to the threats to our democracy, to lego struggles. I’m running to bring all these voices to the state house.
Instead of helping millions of working families or struggling student borrowers, today the Trump Administration unveiled the new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rule punishing workers who provide critical services to transgender youth and undocumented immigrants, or work to further racial equity.
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Instead of helping millions of working families or struggling student borrowers, today the Trump Administration unveiled the new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rule punishing workers who provide critical services to transgender youth and undocumented immigrants, or work to further racial equity.
Coverage of our campaign at No Kings in the local news!!!!
“The threat by the Trump administration is why it’s so important …to fight back in solidarity in standing up,” said Persis Yu who lives in Hyde Park, and is running for state senate in 2026.
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“The threat by the Trump administration is why it’s so important …to fight back in solidarity in standing up,” said Persis Yu who lives in Hyde Park, and is running for state senate in 2026.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Coverage of our campaign at No Kings in the local news!!!!
“The threat by the Trump administration is why it’s so important …to fight back in solidarity in standing up,” said Persis Yu who lives in Hyde Park, and is running for state senate in 2026.
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“The threat by the Trump administration is why it’s so important …to fight back in solidarity in standing up,” said Persis Yu who lives in Hyde Park, and is running for state senate in 2026.
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