Brian Worrell
Brian Worrell is an American politician who represents District 4 on the Boston City Council.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-30 |title=Brian Worrell |url=https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/brian-worrell |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Boston.gov |language=en}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the Boston City Council
from the 4th district
| image = File:231206-A-ND360-2795 (Brian J. Worrell).jpg
| caption = Worrell in 2023
| predecessor = Andrea Campbell
| name = Brian Worrell
| termstart = January 2022
| education = Northeastern University
| party = Democratic
| relatives = Christopher Worrell (brother)
}}
Early life, education, and career
Worrell was born to parents who immigrated from Jamaica and Barbados. For school, he participated in METCO,{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Ollie |title=City council race: Brian Worrell running for District 4 |url=https://thescopeboston.org/6568/boston-elections/city-council-race-brian-worrell-running-for-district-4/ |website=The Boston Scope |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=20 May 2021}} a voluntary school desegregation program in Boston.{{Cite web |title=METCO – Voluntary School Integration in the Boston area |url=https://metcoinc.org/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=METCO Incorporated |language=en-US}} before enrolling at Northeastern University. He graduated from the university in 2006,{{cite web |last1=Leary |first1=Jessie O' |title=A Profile of Boston's City Council |url=https://www.bostonpoliticalreview.org/post/a-profile-of-boston-s-city-council |website=The Boston Political Review |access-date=26 March 2024 |language=en |date=8 March 2022}} having majored in accounting and entrepreneurship.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
Worrell worked as a real estate agent. In 2018, Worrell began his own real estate firm in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.
Worrell is the brother of Christopher Worrell, a state representative.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Yawu |title=Worrell brothers open shared district office |url=https://www.baystatebanner.com/2023/03/22/worrell-brothers-open-shared-district-office/ |website=The Bay State Banner |access-date=7 February 2024 |date=22 March 2023}}
Political career
File:Christopher Worrell, Kenzie Bok, Brian Worrell 53137337660 o (1).jpg (left) in 2023. Boston Housing Authority Administrator Kenzie Bok is visible behind them.]]
Worrell announced his candidacy for the Boston City Council after former District 4 councilor Andrea Campbell announced her candidacy for mayor of Boston.{{Cite web |title=Hopefuls lining up for campaign to fill District 4 opening |url=https://www.dotnews.com/2021/hopefuls-lining-campaign-fill-district-4-opening |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.dotnews.com |language=en}} Worrell topped the ticket in the preliminary election, receiving a quarter of the votes cast (2,489 votes).{{Cite web |title=Worrell tops District 4 preliminary with 25 percent of the vote {{!}} Dorchester Reporter |url=https://www.dotnews.com/2021/worrell-tops-district-4-preliminary-25-percent-vote |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.dotnews.com |language=en}} He is the first Black man to serve on the council since 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/09/metro/bostons-district-4-new-councilor-brian-worrell-wrestles-with-police-reform-questions/|title=In Boston’s District 4, new councilor Brian Worrell wrestles with police reform questions - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com}}
Worrell defeated former state representative Evandro Carvalho in the general election.{{Cite news |last=Woodard |first=Tiana |date=October 7, 2021|title=In the District Four City Council race, a political newcomer and a former state representative square off |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/07/metro/district-4-city-council-race-political-newcomer-former-state-rep-square-off/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |language=en-US}}
In March 2023, Worrell and his brother Christopher (a state representative) opened a joint district office in the Dorchester neighborhood as a location where their constituents could be connected with state and city services through their offices.
Worrell and councilors Julia Mejia and Ricardo Arroyo introduced an ordinance to create an Office of Cultural Affairs in the city. While the city council passed the ordinance in October 2023, it still needed Mayor Wu's signature to take effect.{{cite web |last1=Montague |first1=Deidre |title=Council advances cultural affairs office proposal |url=https://www.baystatebanner.com/2023/10/18/council-advances-cultural-affairs-office-proposal |website=The Bay State Banner |date=18 October 2023}}
References
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Category:Boston City Council members
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