Our lawsuit against Trump makes the local news! www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...

“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...

🚨 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...

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.

No kidding...

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. bulletinnewspapers.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/...

Proud to stand on the side of love in solidarity with LGBTQ+ neighbors in Roslindale. 🌈

People who know me know I LOVE VOTING!!! Lots of elections happening throughout Massachusetts. Make sure you are registered to vote!!!! Today is the last day to register to vote on November 4. Go to www.voteinma.com RIGHT NOW!!! 🗳🗳🗳🗳🗳 (this is not my election but it VERY important!!!)

Have your health care costs gone up last year?? Been denied coverage for medication or care? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ Meanwhile, the health care industry is spending more than ever on lobbyists. That’s why we need leaders who will stand up to corporate interests and fight for families—not billionaires.

When the Trump Administration cut off access to affordable repayment plans for millions of student loan borrowers, we took them to court.

Amazing time meeting up with folks throughout the district. Way to show up for #NoKingsDay West Roxbury, Walpole, and Norwood!!! To defeat fascism we must stand in solidarity and speak out against injustice. 💪💪💪💪

Oreo and I are so grateful to have beautiful spaces like the Stony Brook Reservation. Safe and clean green spaces are vital to healthy communities.

The Trump Administration is letting billionaires and big corporations get away with harming American families. In Massachusetts, we must make sure to put families first. protectborrowers.org/in-8-months-...

This year, one challenger has already emerged: Persis Yu, the deputy executive director and managing counsel at Protect Borrowers... Yu ... is running for the Norfolk and Suffolk state Senate seat ... to bring a “fresh voice” to the district. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

👏👏👏👏👏 Well done MIT! We must not capitulate to threats on immigrants, international students, transgender individuals, and academic freedom. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...

Yesterday, President Trump said he "took the freedom of speech away." This is un-American. Freedom of speech and the right to criticize the government is the bedrock of democracy and what makes America great. This fight is personal.

Looks like a lively upcoming year - we've got a race for the Norfolk & Suffolk State Senate district, held by Mike Rush for over a decade. Newly announced challenger: Persis Yu, @persisyu.bsky.social www.electpersis.com

A healthy environment is critical for students to succeed. As a Boston Public School mom, I know firsthand that improvements to our schools' buildings and infrastructure are long overdue. Our kids deserve better. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/m...

We filed an amicus brief on behalf of 41 veteran, legal services, and consumer orgs to fight back against the Trump Administration's efforts to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. protectborrowers.org/wp-content/u...

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

Free speech & academic freedom are essential to our country and our campuses. That’s why @afthighered.bsky.social & @aaup.org launched a campaign fighting for higher education for all. Because we know that higher education saves lives, builds futures, & powers our economy. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone

“With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” Colbert said. “If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Got to hang out with Meghna Chakrabsrti in the @wbur.org studio while Adam Minsky and I broke down the state of private student loans after the One Big Beautiful Bill on @npr.org’s On Point. Tl;dr: it’s bad for students and good for big banks. Listen here: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

It’s corruption, plain and simple.

Happy Labor Day Boston

@persisyu.bsky.social on @pbs.org /@pbsnews.org:

AOC: The order has come down to this committee. Find $880 billion to pay for a tax cuts on yachts, jets, billionaires, and mega corporations while working class people pay higher tax rates than Facebook does. Undocumented immigrants pay more in taxes than many large corporations

Lesley Stahl reports on President Trump’s efforts to halt the work and cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an enforcement agency that was created in response to the 2008 financial crisis. 60 Minutes, Sunday.

My statement on President Trump’s Cruel Decision to Cancel TPS Protections for Haitian Immigrants. Note that the cancellation would go into effect August 3 of this year. If you are in need of information or resources, please see our immigrant resource guide: bit.ly/RLbosguide

Call it what it is: a plan to re-segregate the federal workforce. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

My grandfather died (circumstance disputed) in a political prison in China following the Cultural Revolution. His charge was criticizing the government. My family history has been heavy on my mind. The parallels frighten me.

Donald Trump said he’d lower costs for working people on "day one"—but his actions have done nothing but look out for his billionaire boys club, captained by Elon Musk and his DOGE allies. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Daily reminder of this. One of the clients in our attempt to save the CFPB medical debt rule is a truck driver who voted for Trump but deals with massive medical debt. Grateful to have him in the fight

Julia Barnard is a fierce advocate and a good friend. Her role as Student Loan Ombudsman is vitally important. Firing her and so many others makes students, borrowers, and our country at large less safe to predatory actors. And to be clear: that is Trump, Musk, and Vought’s goal.

The decades-long trend of corporate concentration limited competition, resulting in dire consequences. "All of these attacks converge on a single goal: to clear the remaining structures of democracy so that oligarchs like Musk can run freely." More ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/m...

By eliminating CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman, the President is making clear his crusade to “delete” the CFPB is a gift to corporations and a betrayal of working families. protectborrowers.org...

I get so many questions about what shutting the Dep't of Ed would mean for borrowers. @stephmhall.bsky.social lays out how harmful this would be to students, borrowers and their families. 👏👏👏👏 www.teenvogue.com/story/what-w...