Brian Worrell

District 4 Councilor

Brian Worrell focuses on protecting small businesses, ensuring transparent city spending, and defending neighborhood services in District 4. He frequently challenges the city administration on transportation plans that remove local parking and objects to budget cuts to essential community programs like veteran services.

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Policy Priorities

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Small Business Support:Backed a pilot program to extend liquor licenses to 3 AM and championed expanding liquor licenses in underserved neighborhoods to help local businesses grow.

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Police Transparency:Advocated for clear timelines for releasing police body-worn camera footage to improve public trust and track the financial cost of civil lawsuits.

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Vocational Education:Supported funding for a Madison Park Technical Vocational High School design study and pushed to connect older youth with skilled trades programs.

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Areas of Council Debate

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Blue Hill Avenue Redesign:Opposed the city's plan for a center-running bus lane, arguing that it removes essential parking for small businesses and residents without offering direct transit routes to major job centers like the Longwood Medical Area.

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Citywide Parking Minimums:Challenged a proposal to eliminate residential parking minimums across Boston, demanding an exemption for District 4 because developers were not adding more housing units in exchange for removing neighborhood parking spaces.

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Budget Cuts to Community Services:Objected to proposed funding reductions for the Office of Veteran Services and city-sponsored summer block parties, stating the administration must fund essential community services and honor public testimony rather than cutting neighborhood programs.

Represented:

Dorchester Mattapan Roslindale / West Roxbury

Wards:Ward 14: 1-13 · Ward 15: 1-2, 5 · Ward 17: 1-12, 14 · Ward 18: 1, 7 · Ward 19: 12

Policy Deep-Dive

Policy Stances

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Zoning & Land Use Modernization

August 5, 2026

Position Summary

Worrell opposes the blanket elimination of residential parking minimums, favoring the existing board of appeals process, while actively supporting pro-growth redevelopment of underperforming commercial sites to accelerate housing production and stimulate economic activity.

Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) Calibration

August 5, 2026

Position Summary

Worrell supports expanding the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) off-site housing radius, viewing it as a mechanism to provide developers with more flexible funding opportunities and accelerate housing production.

Tenant Protections & Anti-Displacement

August 5, 2026

Position Summary

He asserts that providing emergency housing relief is a core municipal responsibility, supporting the creation of city-backed funds to ensure support for at-risk residents is not delegated solely to community-based organizations.

Contact

Emailbrian.worrell@boston.gov

Phone617-635-3131

OfficeBoston City Hall 5th Floor Boston , MA 02201 United States

First Elected2021

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Recent Council Activity

Does the after-school program, um, accept or is it something that you're willing to explore 18 to 25-year-olds who, you know, graduated from BPS over the last, you know, five, seven years, would the after-school, after-hour program be a place that they can get into if they don't, if they're underemployed or don't have any unemployment right now?

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I do believe because of um that city policy and the state law, for me this is an easy resolution to support because it's already supposed to be part of the city's policy, and we have seen no results on one of the major agreements of the entire collective bargaining agreement that was passed years ago.

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It establishes clear timelines for releasing body-worn camera and dashboard camera footage after incidents of public interest... It also requires greater transparency around civil lawsuits and settlements so that we can identify patterns, correct policy failures, and understand how misconduct is costing taxpayers.

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And if we are looking to, uh, shift course or or change strategy, I think that's a conversation that should be had, uh, with this body prior to, uh, making those changes inside of, um, the budget.

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Are we submitting this with any one location or can we submit, are we submitting, are we submitting multiple locations?

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Contested Votes

August 26, 2026Voted No

Resolution in support of an investigation by the Massachusetts Secretary of State into incorrect ballots distributed during early voting in Boston and maintaining state receivership of Boston Election Department through the 2028 election

Docket #1616

July 8, 2026Voted Yes

Docket #1344

July 8, 2026Voted Yes

Docket #1348

Legislation They Sponsored

400 of 400 dockets sponsored or co-sponsored

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Docket	Title	Issue Area	Role	Status
#1664	Resolution recognizing Taina Mair Day in the City of Boston		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1663	Resolution recognizing Reverend Dr. Kevin C. Peterson		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1662	Resolution recognizing Delores Christopher		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1661	Resolution recognizing Bishop Bitrus Maiwaazi		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1657	Resolution recognizing Evelyn Hawkesworth		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1617	Resolution declaring August 24th as Elizabeth Freeman Day	Arts and Culture	Sponsor	Passed
#1615	Resolution recognizing the City of Chelsea All-America City award	Governance & Oversight	Sponsor	Passed
#1614	Support South End alleyways working group	transportation_and_infrastructurepublic_services	Sponsor	Passed
#1613	Recognize Quality Homes for Humankind		Co-Sponsor	Passed
#1612	Support Head Start and Early Head Start programs	Education	Co-Sponsor	Passed

Committee Involvement

Chair (2)

Vice Chair (1)

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Member (10)