Rachel Chernos Lin

Rachel Chernos Lin
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 15 Don Valley West
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 November 2024
Preceded byJaye Robinson
Chair of the Toronto District School Board
In office
15 November 2022 – 6 November 2024
Personal details
ResidenceToronto

Rachel Chernos Lin is a Canadian politician. She is currently a Toronto City Councillor and previously was the chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB).[1] On 4 November 2024, she won a by-election to replace the late Jaye Robinson on Toronto City Council.[2] She represents Ward 15 Don Valley West.[3] In 2018, her political career started when she was elected as a TDSB school trustee for Ward 11.[4] She was re-elected as the Ward 11 trustee in the October 2022 municipal election.[5] On 15 November 2022 she was elected as the TDSB’s chair.[6] While a school board trustee, she led the board to join a class-action lawsuit against social media companies because of how their products can potentially affect students negatively.[7] Chernos Lin lives in the Don Valley West riding with her husband and two children.[8] She is Jewish and her husband is Asian.[9]

  1. ^ Spurr, Ben; Cohen, Ben (4 November 2024). "Rachel Chernos Lin beats Anthony Furey in Don Valley West byelection". Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ Passifiume, Bryan (4 November 2024). "Rachel Chernos Lin former school board trustee wins Ward 15 byelection". Toronto Sun. Toronto: Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ CBC Staff (4 November 2024). "Rachel Chernos Lin wins race for Ward 15 council seat: unofficial results". CBC News. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ Teotonio, Isabel (22 October 2018). "Toronto District School Board poised for major turnover". Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ Teotonio, Isabel (25 October 2022). "Wave of new trustees elected for TDSB". Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. p. A9. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scarborough Mirror Staff (17 November 2022). "Don Valley West trustee Rachel Chernos Lin elected chair of the Toronto District School Board". Toronto.com. Toronto: Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ Stober, Eric (31 May 2024). "Social media lawsuit: Why school boards are raising red flags over use". Global News. Toronto: Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Rachel Chernos Lin Re-Elected Chair of the TDSB" (Press release). Toronto: Toronto District School Board. ENC – Education News Canada. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. ^ Leung, Wendy (29 October 2024). "How a By-Election in Don Valley West Became a Contentious, Partisan Fight". The Local. Toronto: The Local TO Publishing. ISSN 2817-4720. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.