Andrea Campbell


Andrea Joy Campbell is member of the Boston City Council representing District 4, which includes parts of Boston's Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale neighborhoods. She was first elected to the council in November 2015 and assumed office in January 2016. She served as president of the council from January 2018 until January 2020.

Career

Campbell graduated from Boston Latin School, Princeton University, and the UCLA School of Law. She began her legal career working for a non-profit in Roxbury. She later worked as deputy legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick.

Boston City Council

In the 2015 Boston City Council election, first-time candidate Campbell won the preliminary election and went on to defeat 16-term incumbent Charles Yancey in the general election with 61% of the vote. Campbell was re-elected in November 2017, having run unopposed. On December 9, 2017, Campbell announced that she had unanimous support of her colleagues to be the next president of the council. She was elected council president on January 1, 2018. Campbell was the first African-American woman to hold the position. She won re-election to the council in November 2019, and was succeeded as president by Kim Janey in January 2020.

Committees

, Campbell serves on four council committees: Community Preservation Act, Public Safety & Criminal Justice, Rules and Administration, and Whole.

Personal life

Campbell was born in Boston. Her mother and father died when she was at a young age; she refers to an aunt and uncle as her parents. When she was 29, her twin brother, who suffered from scleroderma, died while in state custody awaiting trial. Campbell's husband is Matthew. They have a son, Alexander. Campbell lives in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston.
the brother of Andrea Campbell is now facing multiple charges of rape, kidnapping and recording someone without their consent. 8 women have brought charges against the brother.