Framingham Has Always Been Home

Meet Phil Ottaviani

Phil is a lifelong Framingham resident  He graduated from Marian High School in 1981, earned a B.S. in Management from Boston College in 1986, completed the Harvard Trade Union Program in 1987, and received his J.D. from UMass School of Law in 1994. 

    years as a Town Meeting Member

    years on the Zoning Board of Appeals

    elected to District 6 City Council

    City Council Chair

Family

Family Photo

Phil and his wife, Valerie, a procedural care nurse at Mass General Brigham, are proud parents of Julia, a Framingham High School graduate (2023) who is studying early childhood education at Lasell University (Class of 2027).

A Record of Service

  • 2020–present: District 6 City Council (precincts 7, 8, 9)
  • 2022–2025: City Council Chair
  • 2020–2023: Appointments Chair (Vice Chair)
  • 2023–present: Planning and Zoning Subcommittee
  • 2022–2023: Public Health, Safety and Transportation Subcommittee
  • 2020–2025: Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee
  • 2020–2021, 2024–present: Planning and Zoning Subcommittee
  • 2022–2023: Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee Chair
  • 2023: Utility Poll Task Force
  • 2024–2025: Economic Development Subcommittee
  • 2026–present: Finance Chair
  • Town Meeting Member (25 years); Zoning Board of Appeals (21 years); Community Development Block Grant Committee; Framingham Revitalization Task Force (all former)

Rooted in the Community

Framingham Rotary Club • Saint Bridget School Advisory Board (2018–present) • The 200 Foundation Executive Board • Hoops and Homework Board of Directors • St. Bridget Parish • Columbus Society • Framingham Elks • Framingham Democratic Committee • Framingham History Center • National Trust for Historic Preservation • League of Women Voters • Progressive Mass

Let's Move Framingham Forward, Together

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