Ayanna S. Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts · 2026 · IncumbentOn the ballot
U.S. House, MA-7Massachusetts · 2026Top priorities
- Fighting for a Just Economy
- Confronting the Climate Crisis
- Addressing the Impact of Violence and Trauma
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Pressley served eight years on the Boston City Council, where she was the first woman of color elected to the council in its history, per the official House biography. She now serves on the House Committees on Financial Services and on Oversight and Accountability, per the official House biography. She has also been a public voice on alopecia awareness since disclosing her own diagnosis in 2020, per the official House biography.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
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