John Tobin (Boston City Councilor)

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Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. was elected as the District 6 representative to the Boston City Council in 2001 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2005. His district includes the neighborhoods of West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and parts of Roslindale and Mission Hill.

Councillor Tobin is Vice President of the City Council. He Chairs the Council’s Committees on Intergovernmental Relations and Arts, Film, Humanities & Tourism, a post he has held since 2002. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Committees on Education and Rules.

Councillor Tobin was born in Boston on August 31, 1969. He is the son of Jack and Kathy (Freeman) Tobin and is the oldest of six children. He grew up in Dorchester’s Lower Mills neighborhood and in West Roxbury where he currently resides with his wife Kate (Plunkett) and their sons Matthew and Daniel. Councillor Tobin attended the Charles H. Taylor Elementary School in Mattapan, St. Gregory’s School in Dorchester, and Holy Name School in West Roxbury. He is a 1987 graduate of Catholic Memorial High School West Roxbury. Councillor Tobin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston