Joseph C. O'Brien (born November 25, 1965) is an American politician, community organiser and labor leader.
[1] O'Brien was born in Montreal Canada and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts where he attended Doherty High School.
in urban studies from Fordham University where he was a leader in the school's community service programs and was part of a group of students that staffed a local soup kitchen.
[2] In this role he helped support the growth of the city and region and he took a leave from this position in 2008 to serve as NW New Hampshire GOTV Director for the presidential campaigns of candidatesHillary Clinton in the primary and then for Barack Obama in the general election.
His campaign received support from Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, unions and community leaders.
[9] He also supported a resolution made by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that called for the United States to end gun violence and to pull its troops out of Afghanistan.
[11] O'Brien announced on September 16, 2011 that he would not seek reelection as Mayor after he and his wife adopted two young children from Ethiopia.
Joe also began teaching as an adjunct professor at Clark University in Worcester and helped launch the school's Senior Leadership MPA Program in 2019.