Rachel Chernos Lin

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). On 4 November 2024, she won a by-election to replace the late Jaye Robinson on Toronto City Council. She represents Ward 15 Don Valley West. In 2018, her political career started when she was elected as a TDSB school trustee for Ward 11. She was re-elected as the Ward 11 trustee in the October 2022 municipal election. On 15 November 2022 she was elected as the TDSB’s chair. 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. She also serves on the board of directors of the Canadian Film Centre. Chernos Lin lives in the Don Valley West electoral district with her husband and two children. She is Jewish and her husband is Asian.