Benjamin J. Weber

District 6 Councilor

Benjamin J. Weber is a former workers' rights attorney who focuses on preventing evictions, improving city labor standards, and managing Boston's budget. As Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, he closely tracks city spending, balancing the need to fund public schools and mental health programs with protecting the city's long-term financial health.

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Policy Priorities

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City Budget and Spending:Leads the council's budget process as Ways and Means Chair, where he pushes to control high police overtime costs and warns against using emergency savings for regular city programs to protect the city's top-tier credit rating.

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Housing and Eviction Prevention:Created and expanded a program that provides free lawyers to families with school-aged children facing eviction, and actively defends its funding from budget cuts.

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Public School Facilities:Supports major building projects for Boston Public Schools, including backing the public-private partnership to renovate White Stadium and pushing for clear timelines to upgrade Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

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Areas of Council Debate

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White Stadium Renovation:Strongly opposed efforts to pause the White Stadium construction project (Docket 1005), arguing that the public-private partnership is necessary to deliver a high-quality athletic facility for all Boston students.

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Police Residency Requirements:Opposed waiving the rule that requires police officers to live in Boston for transfers (Docket 1549), arguing that the city must maintain the principle that officers should live in the communities they serve.

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Standalone Budget Demands:Objected to resolutions demanding funding for specific departments outside the formal budget process, such as a push to reinstate $724,000 to Veterans Services (Docket 0931), arguing that councilors must make tough choices to find the money rather than making unfunded demands.

Represented:

Roxbury / Franklin Field Jamaica Plain / Mission Hill Roslindale / West Roxbury

Wards:Ward 10: 6-9 · Ward 11: 4-10 · Ward 19: 1-9 · Ward 20: 3, 5-7, 10-21

Policy Deep-Dive

Policy Stances

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Zoning & Land Use Modernization

October 8, 2026

Position Summary

Weber advocates for reducing barriers to housing development while emphasizing that the city must prioritize affordable housing production over market-driven approaches, routinely prompting discussions on how to improve the mix and quality of newly proposed housing.

Tenant Protections & Anti-Displacement

October 8, 2026

Position Summary

Weber strongly defends critical funding for legal and housing stabilization programs, such as Access to Counsel, while supporting the modernization of rental inspection fee structures to guarantee full compliance with five-year municipal apartment inspection goals.

Homelessness Prevention & Emergency Services

October 8, 2026

Position Summary

Weber focuses heavily on collaborative initiatives to address and reduce student homelessness in Boston Public Schools, while advocating for balanced, coordinated emergency services with public transit and city agencies to stabilize unhoused individuals.

Housing for Vulnerable Populations & Equity

October 8, 2026

Position Summary

Weber actively opposes administrative procedural loopholes that allow developers to reduce their affordable housing commitments without public notice or formal community review.

Contact

Emailbenjamin.weber@boston.gov

Phone617-635-4220

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

First Elected2023

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Recent Council Activity

so we're moving away from SEI, is that is that because like there was the statewide ban on bilingual education or you know, do we have we learned something new?

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I guess what's your opinion on meaning just posting like the report in a public like, instead of just sending it over to the City Council.

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So if you just look at the assessments, you will find regressivity, but if you add in everything else we're doing, we end up in a progressive uh of sort of footing.

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The collective bargaining agreements discussed on Tuesday require us to take an additional $517,000 out of reserves to satisfy the conditions contained within the collective bargaining agreements.

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[I]n terms of staffing for the, for the police officers, the BPS, sort of, uh, security, like, are, are we, what's, are we filling all the positions?

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Contested Votes

September 23, 2026Voted Yes

Legislation They Sponsored

451 of 451 dockets sponsored or co-sponsored

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Docket	Title	Issue Area	Role	Status
#1930	Resolution Recognizing the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Opening Our Doors Day		Sponsor	Passed
#1929	Resolution Recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day		Sponsor	Passed
#1928	Resolution Recognizing Fire Prevention Week		Sponsor	Passed
#1927	Resolution Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month		Sponsor	Passed
#1926	Resolution Recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month		Sponsor	Passed
#1925	Resolution Urging Emergency Shelter for Displaced Haitian Temporary Protected Status Holders	Housing	Sponsor	Passed
#1924	Resolution Honoring Bishop John M. Borders III Upon Retirement		Sponsor	Passed
#1923	Resolution Supporting the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act	Governance & Oversight	Sponsor	Passed
#1922	Resolution Supporting Bizgrow Central and Inclusive Small Business Growth	Workforce and Economic Development	Sponsor	Passed
#1921	Resolution Urging Mass General Brigham to Negotiate in Good Faith	Workforce and Economic Development	Sponsor	Passed

Committee Involvement

Chair (1)

• Ways and Means

Vice Chair (2)

Member (7)