Ayanna Pressley

Pressley, Warren, Markey back Harris

By adamg - 7/21/24 - 6:17 pm

US Rep Ayanna Pressley (D-7th) and US Sen. Elizabeth Warren pretty immediately endorsed Kamala Harris for president today: Read more.

Election roundup: Pressley boards the Wu train

By adamg - 10/1/21 - 9:07 am

US Rep. Ayanna Pressley today endorsed Michelle Wu for mayor.

Pressley, who served with both Wu and Annissa Essaibi George on the Boston City Council, said: Read more.

Election roundup: Pressley makes council endorsements

By adamg - 9/27/21 - 11:25 am

Ayanna Pressley has endorsed Julia Mejia (incumbent), David Halbert, Ruthzee Louijeune and Carla Monteiro for the four at-large council seats and Kendra Hicks in District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill). Didn't say if she'll be endorsing somebody for mayor. Read more.

Pressley calls for investigation into Hopkinton teen's death

By adamg - 5/5/21 - 9:03 am

Pressley yesterday called for an independent probe into the death of Mikayla Miller last month: Read more.

Acting mayor, congresswoman and state rep have Andrea Campbell's back in war with police union

By adamg - 5/1/21 - 2:41 pm

Acting Mayor Kim Janey, US Rep. Ayanna Pressley and state Rep. Liz Miranda are all telling the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association to knock it off with the personal attacks on City Councilor Andrea Campbell - who is running against Janey in the fall elections - saying they are no longer going to just sit back while the union continues what Pressley called its long running racism. Read more.

Pressley's husband tests positive for Covid-19 after sheltering with maskless Sedition Caucus members

By adamg - 1/13/21 - 6:42 pm

Conan Harris tested positive last night, a week after he spent time in one of those Congressional "secure room" with Pressley, and, among others, reality-denying Republican who refused to put on masks while hiding from the rampaging mob in the corridor outside.

As the mob rampaged in the hallway outside, Ayanna Pressley's aide went to hit a panic button - only to discover it had been ripped out

By adamg - 1/13/21 - 10:16 am

The Globe interviews Massachusetts members of Congress and their aides on what they experienced in the failed fascist putsch, including Sarah Groh, Rep. Ayanna Pressley's chief of staff: Read more.

Markey, Pressley safe as fascists storm Capitol; Moulton blasts coup attempt

By adamg - 1/6/21 - 3:31 pm

At 2:44 p.m., US Sen. Ed Markey reported:

I and my staff are safe, sheltering in place, and following the guidance and protocols of Capitol Police.

He added: Read more.

Cancel the E Line past Brigham Circle? Officials vow to fight MBTA and say, if anything, the line should be extended to Centre Street

By adamg - 11/11/20 - 9:36 pm

With trolley behind her, Pressley says transit justice is racial justice.

Elected officials gathered at the Green Line terminus at Heath Street today to demand the MBTA rescind its plan announced this week to end the E Line at Brigham Circle. Read more.

Congresswoman does the Wobble outside Hyde Park pollng place

By adamg - 11/3/20 - 9:07 am

Beata Coloyan captured Ayanna Pressley joining a dance line outside the Muni in Hyde Park this morning: Read more.

Would-be GOP Pressley challenger who lost court battle to get on the primary ballot sues to get on the November ballot

By adamg - 9/10/20 - 10:38 am

The Herald reports that Rayla Campbell, the Randolph Republican who likes to show up at events in a flag dress, is suing the state to get on the November ballot in the 7th congressional district, currently represented by Ayanna Pressley. Read more.

If Republicans want somebody to run against Ayanna Pressley, they'll have to write in a candidate in the September primary, court rules

By adamg - 7/13/20 - 3:14 pm

Rayla Campbell in West Roxbury last month.

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that the state does not have to print Rayla Campbell's name on the Republican ballot for the 7th District congressional seat, because she failed to collect even the reduced number of signatures the court had earlier allowed due to Covid-19 issues. Read more.

Ayanna Pressley has coronavirus-like symptoms

By adamg - 3/25/20 - 9:31 pm

Sarah Betancourt at CommonWealth reports that US Rep Ayanna Pressley is awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test after developing flu-like symptoms.

Rep. Seth Moulton reported today he also has symptoms.

Oh, Charlie

By adamg - 1/20/20 - 6:25 pm

Ayanna Pressley gave an impassioned speech at the annual Martin Luther King breakfast this morning about how King's fight for civil rights is far from over. Charlie Baker came next and started with "The only thing I can add to that rant is this ..." He's apologized, of course. Rev. Laura Everett explains the damage was done.

Auto-immune disorder means Ayanna Pressley is now bald

By adamg - 1/16/20 - 9:00 pm

The Root talks to Pressley about the loss of her proud locks due to Alopecia areata, in which the body's immune system kills off hair follicles.

The night Pressley lost her final piece of her hair was pivotal, she says. Not only was it the night before Donald Trump’s impeachment vote in the House of Representatives, it was the anniversary of her mother’s death. The sense of loss was manifold.

Pressley asks a simple question and gets a simple answer

By adamg - 2/27/19 - 5:49 pm

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley asks Michael Cohen about President Trump's history with race relations. pic.twitter.com/Sbyd0KaNfd

— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) February 27, 2019