Christopher Worrell | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Liz Miranda (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Relatives | Brian Worrell (brother) |
Education | Bunker Hill Community College |
Website | |
Christopher Worrell (born 1985/86[1]) is an American state politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He represents the 5th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
Worrell grew up with his brother, Brian Worrell, on Hewins Street in Dorchester.[1] His parents had moved to Boston from the Caribbean,[2]: 2 hailing from Jamaica and Barbados.[3] In his youth, he participated in METCO, a voluntary school desegregation program in Boston.[4] He then attended and graduated from Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown.[3]
Worrell is the brother of Brian Worrell, a member of the Boston City Council.[5]
In September 2022, Worrell won the Democratic Party primary election.[6] The Boston Globe endorsed Worrell for the state house election.[7]
On March 18, 2023, he and his brother Brian, a member of the Boston City Council, opened an office together at 5 Erie Street in Dorchester to provide community support.[1][8] The office's opening ceremony was attended by several local politicians.[8]
Worrell supports efforts to fight racism and encourage diversity,[2]: 2 a progressive tax,[2]: 5 unions,[2]: 8 expanded educational opportunities,[2]: 12 affordable housing,[2]: 19 and more public transit.[2]: 33 He and his brother are also supporting a bill to reform Boston's liquor license system.[9]
Worrell, who is Black,[8] lives with his wife, Suzette, and two kids, named Carter and Savannah.[2]: 2