Roxbury 02119: your city councilor is Miniard Culpepper

ZIP 02119 sits in Roxbury, Boston. Decisions made in your City Council district, your state house district, and your congressional district shape your rent, your commute, and your neighborhood.

This week in District 7

Checked against public city and state sources on . Every item links to its source.

City Council hearing: Rapid transit inequities, and an Orange Line extension along Blue Hill Avenue

On Friday, Nov 6, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, City Hall, 5th floor, the Council's Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement holds a hearing on Docket #1340: A hearing to examine the civil rights implications of rapid transit inequities in the City of Boston, with Docket #1341 on evaluating an Orange Line extension along Blue Hill Avenue. It has waited since Jul 8. Your councilor, Miniard Culpepper, is one of its two sponsors.

Testify: Arrive 5 minutes early to sign up in person, email the staff contact for a video link, or send written testimony to the committee; it goes into the record for every councilor. Written: ccc.civilrights@boston.gov. Video link: meghan.kavanagh@boston.gov. Copy Miniard Culpepper at miniard.culpepper@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

Source: City of Boston public notice, Dockets #1340 and #1341, updated .

City Council hearing: A city contracting pilot for minority-owned businesses

On Tuesday, Nov 10, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, City Hall, 5th floor, the Council's Committee on Government Operations holds a hearing on Docket #0808: An ordinance establishing a minority business enterprise procurement readiness pilot program. It has waited since Apr 15. Your councilor, Miniard Culpepper, is one of its three sponsors.

Testify: Arrive 5 minutes early to sign up in person, email the staff contact for a video link, or send written testimony to the committee; it goes into the record for every councilor. Written: ccc.go@boston.gov. Video link: meagan.corugedomartin@boston.gov. Copy Miniard Culpepper at miniard.culpepper@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

Source: City of Boston public notice, Docket #0808, updated .

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 3: nine statewide ballot questions plus your races

Mail ballots: drop box (one is at City Hall) or Election Department by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 3, or postmarked Nov 3 and in by Friday, Nov 6.

Before you go: find your polling place. Voting by mail? Find a drop box. Questions: Boston Elections, 617-635-8683.

Sources: City of Boston, Vote by Mail in Boston, updated ; City of Boston, Election Department, updated ; City of Boston, Polling Locations, updated .

Who Represents 02119

OfficeWho / DistrictContact
Boston City CouncilMiniard Culpepper (District 7)Email · 617-635-3510
MA State RepresentativeRussell Holmes (Suffolk 6th)Email · (617) 722-2220
MA State SenateLiz Miranda (2nd Suffolk)Email · (617) 722-1673
US CongressAyanna Pressley (Massachusetts's 7th District)(202) 225-5111

Names and contacts checked Oct 13, 2026 against boston.gov, the MA House and Senate member lists, and house.gov.

ZIP codes don't follow legislative district lines, so this is the best available match for 02119 — a small part of this ZIP may fall in a neighboring district instead.

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