Speaker Insights

How elected officials in Boston engage with civic topics — by speaking time or segment count.

Speakers
City Council13/13 selected
Zoning Board0/8 selected
School Committee0/7 selected
Other0/2 selected

Total Speaking Time by Speaker

Aggregate across all meetings, ranked.

Total Speaking Time by Topic

Combined time all selected speakers spent on each topic, ranked.

Speaker Comparison by Topic

Each group is a topic. Bars compare speakers side by side.

Benjamin Weber
Brian Worrell
Edward Flynn
Enrique Pepén
Erin Murphy
Gabriela Coletta Zapata
Henry Santana
John Fitzgerald
Julia Mejia
Liz Breadon
Miniard Culpepper
Ruthzee Louijeune
Sharon Durkan

Topic Share by Speaker

Each donut: one topic. Slices show each speaker's share of that topic's time.

Benjamin Weber
Brian Worrell
Edward Flynn
Enrique Pepén
Erin Murphy
Gabriela Coletta Zapata
Henry Santana
John Fitzgerald
Julia Mejia
Liz Breadon
Miniard Culpepper
Ruthzee Louijeune
Sharon Durkan
Budget & Taxes3h 12m
Economic Development21m 33s
Education7h 34m
Environment2h 30m
Housing5h 31m
Infrastructure1h 35m
Public Health2h 29m
Public Safety6h 47m
Social Services8h 15m
Transportation3h 32m
Zoning1h 11m

Time Allocation by Speaker

Each donut: one speaker. Slices show what share of their time went to each topic.

Budget & Taxes
Economic Development
Education
Environment
Housing
Infrastructure
Public Health
Public Safety
Social Services
Transportation
Zoning
Benjamin Weber4h 6m
Brian Worrell2h 47m
Edward Flynn7h 25m
Enrique Pepén2h 5m
Erin Murphy3h 51m
Gabriela Coletta Zapata2h 56m
Henry Santana1h 55m
John Fitzgerald1h 30m
Julia Mejia4h 13m
Liz Breadon3h 16m
Miniard Culpepper1h 55m
Ruthzee Louijeune3h 9m
Sharon Durkan3h 49m

Speaker × Topic Heatmap

Brighter cells indicate more time. Hover for exact values.

SpeakerBudget & TaxesEconomic DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentHousingInfrastructurePublic HealthPublic SafetySocial ServicesTransportationZoning
Benjamin Weber43m 10s16s38m 25s12m 45s18m 37s9m 29s9m 37s34m 59s1h 3m11m 40s3m 49s
Brian Worrell26m 52s3m 46s40m 0s6m 13s23m 32s8m 55s6m 20s17m 50s23m 42s9m 22s0s
Edward Flynn24m 46s2m 27s49m 15s29m 12s38m 52s16m 32s21m 37s2h 0m1h 29m45m 19s7m 26s
Enrique Pepén47s1m 15s17m 33s12m 19s15m 13s11m 46s5m 54s12m 40s18m 44s21m 8s7m 45s
Erin Murphy19m 39s58s1h 17m4m 43s8m 51s31s7m 38s24m 40s1h 14m11m 46s57s
Gabriela Coletta Zapata6m 10s11s11m 35s32m 45s23m 56s15m 39s10m 19s19m 2s34m 52s12m 31s9m 15s
Henry Santana54s25s13m 32s15s17m 53s0s5m 28s43m 33s19m 57s10m 43s2m 26s
John Fitzgerald6m 56s3m 21s16m 54s4m 47s14m 49s2m 27s7m 3s16m 11s11m 23s2m 16s3m 32s
Julia Mejia32m 41s1m 48s1h 24m2m 44s26m 38s7m 41s13m 18s21m 58s42m 45s16m 15s2m 52s
Liz Breadon5m 3s0s41m 47s8m 37s53m 4s2m 9s14m 30s26m 8s27m 56s15m 14s1m 38s
Miniard Culpepper6m 40s2m 40s32m 16s50s6m 41s4m 48s5m 41s20m 48s12m 23s21m 27s17s
Ruthzee Louijeune11m 54s4m 26s18m 28s9m 41s31m 53s3m 18s17m 32s34m 50s50m 28s5m 48s1m 6s
Sharon Durkan6m 2s0s13m 26s25m 8s50m 45s11m 30s23m 33s13m 24s26m 15s28m 34s30m 4s