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Representative for Massachusetts District 7
Born
February 3, 1974
Age 52
Phone
(202) 225-5111
Office
402 Cannon House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Massachusetts District 7

Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district, which was once represented by President John F. Kennedy and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Cambridge, parts of Milton, as well as all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, and Somerville.

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Voting Record — 534
Yes39%
No59%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 7

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Ayanna Pressley
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMassachusetts District 7
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Ayanna's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 33 sponsored · 104 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Today, we heard harrowing stories from survivors of Epstein's abuse. Epstein is dead, but the hurt & harm he caused is alive and well. We'll keep pushing for accountability, including a public Congressional hearing with survivors and the release of the full Epstein files.
If we are to hold powerful abusers to account, we must center the voices of survivors. Today, I’ll be joining @oversightdemocrats.house.gov meeting with survivors of Epstein’s abuse. And I'll keep pushing for a full Congressional hearing and the healing, accountability & transparency they deserve.
UPDATE: House Oversight is convening a private roundtable with survivors of Epstein’s abuse. This is a testament to our pressure. I look forward to hearing from survivors & won't stop pushing for a full, public hearing so their stories are documented in the Congressional Record.
After Pressure from Pressley, Oversight Committee to Convene Closed-Door Roundtable with Survivors of Epstein’s Abuse (1/2) 

“If we are to hold powerful abusers to account, we must center the voices they tried to silence. This upcoming roundtable is a step toward the healing, accountability, and transparency survivors deserve. To the survivors who are stepping forward to share their stories and to those who continue to hold their stories close: thank you for your strength. I see you, your experiences are real, and I am so sorry for what you went through.”
After Pressure from Pressley, Oversight Committee to Convene Closed-Door Roundtable with Survivors of Epstein’s Abuse (2/2)

“I strongly encourage all of my Oversight colleagues to join this roundtable and provide the survivors the space to share their stories and be heard with the respect and dignity they deserve. But justice delayed is justice denied. I continue to demand a full and public Congressional hearing to ensure their testimony is documented in the Congressional Record and shared transparently with the public. And as the Oversight Committee continues its investigation, I continue to demand the release of the full, unredacted Epstein files with the names of survivors protected.”
Workers’ rights are human rights. From fair contracts to safe schools to immigrant justice — nobody is free until everybody is free. With Trump gutting unions & pitting workers against each other, I'm proud to stand in solidarity with our labor siblings in Boston & across the nation.
Happy Labor Day! Unions are the backbone of our Commonwealth and country. That’s why Trump and Republicans are working so hard to bust unions and pit workers against each other. But know this: every right we have, we won. When we fight, we win. And we’re not backing down.
It is unconscionable for baby formula to be sitting at the border of Gaza as newborns & infants die of starvation. Secretary Rubio must heed our calls to pressure Israel to surge humanitarian aid including ready to feed formula to families in Gaza. Lives depend on it.
Trump's Big, Ugly Bill will rob families across the country of essential abortion care. As @reprocaucus.bsky.social Co-Chair, I joined @reppaultonko.bsky.social at the Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood to thank our medical providers & affirm our commitment to fighting for our bodily autonomy.
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Paul Tonko pose for a photo with Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood leaders.
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Paul Tonko pose for a photo with the Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood Director.
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Paul Tonko tour the Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood in Albany.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley sits in one of the rooms at the Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood.
Our seniors & veterans deserve to age in dignity – folks at Father Bill’s & MainSpring know that firsthand. During my visit, I met Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans. Stories like Joe’s are why we need to invest in housing, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley meets with Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans living in the Envision Bank Home for Veterans in Randolph.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley tours the Envision Bank Home for Veterans in Randolph.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with Father Bill's & MainSpring leaders and advocates.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with Councilor Katrina Huff-Larmond.
For many, public transit isn't an option — it's their only choice. My Freedom to Move Act with @markey.senate.gov would make fare-free transit a reality, build on successful pilot programs in Boston & MA, and help folks access essential resources like jobs, school, child care, & more.
With our students back at school, I visited the Boston Higashi School in Randolph to meet with staff, students, & tour the campus. They’re doing transformative, full-circle work to uplift our students, center equity in education, & strengthen our communities.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with two Boston Higashi School students.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley tours the Boston Higashi School campus in Randolph.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley meets with two Boston Higashi School students.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley stops by a music workshop class at Boston Higashi School.
What Netanyahu is calling a "tragic mishap" claimed the lives of health care workers, journalists, & civilians. None of this is a mishap, and to say so is an utter disrespect of human life. We must end the genocide, cut off offensive weapons, and surge aid now. www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...
Babies are starving before their parents’ eyes because there isn’t enough food or formula in Gaza to feed them. This humanitarian and moral crisis must end.  I joined @pressley.house.gov and @pettersen.house.gov to demand that Sec. Rubio facilitate a surge of aid and formula into Gaza now.
Imagine a military blockade stands between you & the ability to feed your hungry baby. That's the reality for parents in Gaza. @pettersen.house.gov and I are leading 101 Members of Congress demanding Sec. Rubio pressure the Israeli govt to surge aid and formula to babies at risk of starvation.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Joining Congresswomen Pressley and Pettersen in sending the letter are:

Representatives Alma Adams, Yassamin Ansari, Becca Balint, Nanette Barragán, Ami Bera, Donald Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Julia Brownley, Nikki Budzinski, Salud Carbajal, Troy Carter, Greg Casar, Sean Casten, Joaquin Castro, Judy Chu, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Herbert Conaway, Joe Courtney, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Crow, Sharice Davids, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Christopher Deluzio, Mark DeSaulnier, Maxine Dexter, Debbie Dingell, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Dwight Evans, Cleo Fields, Bill Foster, Valerie Foushee, Maxwell  Frost, John Garamendi, Chuy García, Sylvia Garcia, Jahana Hayes, James Himes, Val Hoyle, Jared Huffman, Jonathan Jackson, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Julie Johnson, Marcy Kaptur, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Larson, Summer Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Sam Liccardo, Stephen Lynch, Seth Magaziner, Doris Matsui, Sarah McBride,
Starvation in Gaza is a man-made disaster—a famine fueled by the Israeli government’s “deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival”. I joined this letter to demand a surge in humanitarian aid, especially to address child malnourishment. Over half a million lives depend on it.
Imagine a military blockade stands between you & the ability to feed your hungry baby. That's the reality for parents in Gaza. @pettersen.house.gov and I are leading 101 Members of Congress demanding Sec. Rubio pressure the Israeli govt to surge aid and formula to babies at risk of starvation.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Joining Congresswomen Pressley and Pettersen in sending the letter are:

Representatives Alma Adams, Yassamin Ansari, Becca Balint, Nanette Barragán, Ami Bera, Donald Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Julia Brownley, Nikki Budzinski, Salud Carbajal, Troy Carter, Greg Casar, Sean Casten, Joaquin Castro, Judy Chu, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Herbert Conaway, Joe Courtney, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Crow, Sharice Davids, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Christopher Deluzio, Mark DeSaulnier, Maxine Dexter, Debbie Dingell, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Dwight Evans, Cleo Fields, Bill Foster, Valerie Foushee, Maxwell  Frost, John Garamendi, Chuy García, Sylvia Garcia, Jahana Hayes, James Himes, Val Hoyle, Jared Huffman, Jonathan Jackson, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Julie Johnson, Marcy Kaptur, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Larson, Summer Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Sam Liccardo, Stephen Lynch, Seth Magaziner, Doris Matsui, Sarah McBride,
This moment of crisis in Gaza demands moral clarity & decisive action from the U.S. As newborn & infants die of starvation, we cannot look away. I’m leading 100+ of my colleagues with @pettersen.house.gov in calling for Secretary Rubio to facilitate aid and baby formula to enter Gaza.
A graphic that reads: Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 Members of Congress Urging Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula Into Gaza
Like Donald Trump himself, the death penalty is flawed and deeply racist. It is a fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society. My full statement on his calls to expand the death penalty in Washington, DC:
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Pressley Condemns Trump’s Call for Expanded Death Penalty u. DC
“In 1989, Donald Trump paid for multiple ads calling for the execution of five innocent teenagers of color who were coerced and beaten to confess to a murder they did not commit.

“To this day, he has yet to change his views or apologize to these men—who have since been exonerated—and is now seeking to expand capital punishment in Washington, DC and across the country. (1/3)
“Like Donald Trump himself, the death penalty is flawed and deeply racist.

“It is a fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society. It has been disproportionately weaponized against Black and brown communities and failed to make America any safer—which is why we’ve worked persistently to abolish it and successfully partnered with President Biden to re-sentence most of federal death row. (2/3)
“Rather than militarize our cities, weaponize the federal government to terrorize communities, and continue distracting from his many broken promises, Donald Trump should instead prioritize what actually keeps people safe: community-based, trauma-informed solutions like affordable housing, mental health care, and gun violence prevention programs—the same initiatives he has attacked and defunded since taking office.

“That’s how we break cycles of violence and build safe, healthy, and thriving communities.” (3/3)
Netanyahu's military blockade is starving children in Gaza. The inhumane nightmare must end. As we stop the transfer of weapons with my Block the Bombs Act, I joined my colleagues to demand an end to the blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza, particularly infant formula, & address starvation.
Imagine a military blockade stands between you & the ability to feed your hungry baby. That's the reality for parents in Gaza. @pettersen.house.gov and I are leading 101 Members of Congress demanding Sec. Rubio pressure the Israeli govt to surge aid and formula to babies at risk of starvation.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Reps. Pressley & Pettersen Lead Over 100 House Colleagues, Urge Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza: https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26-Gaza-Infant-Formula-Pressley-Pettersen.pdf.
Joining Congresswomen Pressley and Pettersen in sending the letter are:

Representatives Alma Adams, Yassamin Ansari, Becca Balint, Nanette Barragán, Ami Bera, Donald Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Julia Brownley, Nikki Budzinski, Salud Carbajal, Troy Carter, Greg Casar, Sean Casten, Joaquin Castro, Judy Chu, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Herbert Conaway, Joe Courtney, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Crow, Sharice Davids, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Diana DeGette, Rosa DeLauro, Christopher Deluzio, Mark DeSaulnier, Maxine Dexter, Debbie Dingell, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Dwight Evans, Cleo Fields, Bill Foster, Valerie Foushee, Maxwell  Frost, John Garamendi, Chuy García, Sylvia Garcia, Jahana Hayes, James Himes, Val Hoyle, Jared Huffman, Jonathan Jackson, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Julie Johnson, Marcy Kaptur, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Larson, Summer Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Sam Liccardo, Stephen Lynch, Seth Magaziner, Doris Matsui, Sarah McBride,
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Voting History
534 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-06-26H.R. 275 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-26H.R. 875 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-25H.R. 3944 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-25H.R. 3944 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-06-25H.R. 3944 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOAgreed to
2025-06-25H. Res. 519 (119th)Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYESYESPassed
2025-06-24Motion to AdjournYESYESFailed
2025-06-24H. Res. 530 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-06-24H. Res. 530 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-06-24H. Res. 537 (119th)Kill the motionNOYESPassed
2025-06-23H.R. 3422 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-06-23H.R. 3394 (119th)Fast-track passageNOYESPassed
2025-06-23H.R. 1998 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-06-12H.R. 2056 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-12H.R. 2056 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-06-12Motion to AdjournYESYESFailed
2025-06-12H.R. 4 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-12H.R. 4 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-06-12S. 331 (119th)Final passageNOYESPassed
2025-06-11H. Res. 499 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-06-11H. Res. 499 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-06-10H.R. 884 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-10H.R. 2096 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-10H. Res. 489 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-06-10H. Res. 489 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-06-09H. Res. 481 (119th)Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYESYESPassed
2025-06-09H. Res. 488 (119th)Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeNONOPassed
2025-06-09H.R. 2035 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-06-06H.R. 2966 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-05H.R. 2987 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-05H.R. 2987 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-06-05H.R. 2931 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-06-05H.R. 2931 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-06-04H.R. 2483 (119th)Final passageYESYESPassed
2025-06-04H.R. 2483 (119th)Approve amendmentYESYESFailed
2025-06-04H. Res. 458 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-06-04H. Res. 458 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-06-03H.R. 1804 (119th)Fast-track passageNOT_VOTINGYESPassed
2025-06-03H.R. 1642 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-05-22H.R. 1 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-05-22H.R. 1 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-05-22S.J. Res. 31 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-05-22H. Res. 436 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-05-22H. Res. 436 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-05-22H. Res. 436 (119th)Consideration of the ResolutionNONOPassed
2025-05-22H. Res. 436 (119th)Consideration of the ResolutionNONOPassed
2025-05-22Motion to AdjournYESYESFailed
2025-05-20S.J. Res. 13 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-05-20H.R. 1223 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-05-20H. Res. 426 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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