Christopher Iannella Jr. serves as Governor’s Councilor for the 4th District. This district is comprised of 19 Wards in Boston, some precincts in Braintree, and the towns of Cohasset, Dedham, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Rockland, Scituate, Walpole, Westwood and Weymouth.

Iannella is the longest serving member of the Governor’s Council having been first elected in 1992. 

Councilor Iannella comes from a political family. His father served in the MA House of Representatives and for many years on the Boston City Council. The room in Boston City Hall where the City Council meets is named the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber in his honor.  Iannella Jr.’s brother was an at-large City Council member and Suffolk County Register of Probate, and his sister was a member of the Boston Licensing Board and the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. 

Christopher Iannella is a graduate of Boston College and Suffolk University Law School. He cofounded his own law firm in 1984 where he continues to work. The firm specializes in Auto Accidents, Slip and Falls, and Workers' Compensation cases in Massachusetts, as well as Social Security Disability cases. 

In 15 general elections, Iannella has only faced opponents in 5 elections and the highest % received by any opposing candidate was 31.4 % in 2010. Iannella has faced primary opposition in 11 elections but has not had a primary challenger since 2018. He had the same primary challenger in 6 elections. 

From 2015-2022 during Governor Baker’s administration, out of 247 judicial nominees, Iannella voted against 6 and he was absent for 14 votes. Iannella voted against 3 of Baker’s nominees for the Parole Board out of a total of 11 nominations and he was absent for one Parole Board vote. Iannella voted in favor of all 3 commutations recommended by Governor Baker.