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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. [1]
Oct 31, 2024 · Pressley’s Statement on Texas Woman Who Died After Being Denied Miscarriage Care. October 30, 2024. Pressley Visits ABCD Head Start in Jamaica Plain, Highlights Threat of Project 2025 to Early Education. October 25, 2024.
443K Followers, 5,281 Following, 929 Posts - Ayanna Pressley (@ayannapressley) on Instagram: "Your Congresswoman. Proudly representing the MA 7th. Here to break concrete ceilings & shake the table. Personal account. She/hers. #ChangeCantWait"
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.
158K Followers, 360 Following, 981 Posts - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@repayannapressley) on Instagram: "Proudly representing Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District".
Nov 5, 2024 · Ayanna Pressley is an American politician who has represented the 7th congressional district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. She is the first Black woman to represent that state in Congress. She previously served on the Boston City Council (2010−19).
Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. Ayanna believes that the people closest to the pain should be closest to the power and that a diversity of voices in the political process is essential to crafting more effective public policy.
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.
Before being elected to Congress, Pressley had served as an at-large representative on the Boston City Council since her election in 2009 and as a staff member for U.S. Senator John Kerry. She was the first black woman elected to the Boston City Council and to the U.S. House from Massachusetts.
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.
