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Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Cambridge, parts of Milton, as well as all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, and Somerville.
5 days ago · 52 years ago today, #TitleIX was signed into law, banning several forms of sex-based discrimination in education. I'm joining my @DemWomenCaucus colleagues in recognizing this anniversary & reaffirming our commitment to helping girls & women achieve their full potential.
Nov 7, 2018 · BOSTON (AP) — Ayanna Pressley didn’t campaign to make history, but she did on Tuesday, officially becoming Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrat sailed through the general election unopposed, two months after unseating 10-term Rep. Michael Capuano in a national political stunner in the ...
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) is an activist, a legislator, a survivor, and the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Feb 15, 2024 · For Black History Month, MassLive sat down with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a voice of progressive pro-Black politics for a wide-ranging interview about her time in Congress.
Dec 14, 2023 · In 2018, Ayanna Pressley became the first Black congresswoman in Massachusetts. Prior to that, she was the first woman of color on the Boston City Council. And looking at the line of progressive women who've come into office after her, one can see what her representation has meant for local politics and the electorate.
Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. On November 6, 2018, Ayanna was elected to represent Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, making her the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. On November 6, 2018, Congresswoman Pressley was elected to represent Massachusetts’ 7 th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, making her the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Aug 10, 2021 · The Senate has passed an infrastructure package worth more than $1.2 trillion dollars. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat of Massachusetts, about the hurdles...
Sep 5, 2018 · Ayanna Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in Massachusetts, following a primary upset.
