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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. Throughout her career as a public servant, Congresswoman Pressley has fought to ensure that those closest to the pain are closest to the power - driving and informing ...
Dec 14, 2023 · Morning Edition. Paris Alston. December 14, 2023. Updated December 15, 2023. Full transcript. In 2018, Ayanna Pressley became the first Black congresswoman to represent Massachusetts. Prior to that, she was the first woman of color on the Boston City Council.
Meet Ayanna. 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.
Feb 15, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley spoke with MassLive recently for a wide-ranging interview about her time in Congress, Black History Month and what inspired her to jump into the messy world of politics.
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 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.
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. Read Ayanna’s Story.
