Annissa Essaibi George[a] (born December 12, 1973)[1] is an American politician who served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council.

Since November 2022, Essaibi George has served as the president of the Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization Big Sister Boston.

A Democrat, Essaibi George entered electoral politics by running unsuccessfully for an at-large seat on the Boston City Council in 2013.

On the Boston City Council, she was regarded to be an ally of Mayor Marty Walsh, who had been an acquaintance of Essaibi George dating back to their childhoods.

She placed second in the election's nonpartisan primary, outperforming then-acting mayor Kim Janey and other candidates including Andrea Campbell and John Barros.

[12] For several years, Essaibi George proposed ordinances requiring pharmacies to provide safe sharps waste disposal.

[20] Essaibi George was an early supporter of Ayanna Pressley's successful 2018 Democratic primary election challenge to incumbent U.S.

[22] Essaibi George was involved in efforts to have the city hire additional licensed social workers to work alongside first responders in addressing 911 calls related to mental health problems and similar matters.

[23] In 2021, she voted against legislation that was passed by the City Council to restrict the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray by the Boston Police Department.

[24] In early 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she partnered with fellow city councilor Michelle Wu to propose a measure that would provide paid leave to municipal employees that feel ill after receiving the vaccine.

[27][28] In September 2021, a resolution authored by Councilor Lydia Edwards and co-sponsored by Essaibi George and Michelle Wu was passed by the City Council.

[35][36] Among her endorsers is former Boston police chief William G. Gross, who is also heading one of the two super PACs that backed her candidacy in the nonpartisan primary.

[42] Ellen Barry of The New York Times described Essaibi George as promising "more harmonious dealings" with real estate developers than her opponents.

[45] The other greatest contrast between Essaibi George and Wu, per Barry's opinion, was their aforementioned differences on whether to make cuts to police funding.

[51][52] In addition, Essaibi George touted herself as having a different leadership style than her opponent, claiming that she makes herself more available to residents and community leaders.

[54] Essaibi George embarked on a "listen and learn" tour of various Boston neighborhoods, which she claimed would inform her "equity, inclusion and justice agenda".

[59] In April 2022, amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Essaibi George made a humanitarian trip to Poland to provide supplies to refugees near the Polish-Ukrainian border.

[59] In October 2022, Essaibi George was appointed president and chief operating officer of Big Sister Boston by the nonprofit's board of directors.

[60] Essaibi George is the founder and owner of a retail store in Dorchester called Stitch House, which sells yarn and fabrics and offers classes in knitting, sewing, quilting and crochet.