Ayanna Pressley
U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th District
Democrat · Since 2019 · Next election: 2026 · Age 52
Last updated · 7 sources
Ayanna Pressley is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th District, a Democrat serving since 2019.
Pressley has served in the House longer than 207 of its 438 other members and longer than 1 of Massachusetts's 8 other House members.
Pressley sits on 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Financial Services.
In the House's last 30 days in session (May 19 – Oct 2, 2026), Pressley voted in 130 of 139 roll calls (94%). In that period, 46 bills Pressley sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Pressley has filed with the FEC to run for this seat in 2026.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →House: pro forma sessions Mon and Thu
Votes
All of them →Voted in 130 of 139 roll calls (94%), May 19 – Oct 2, 2026.
Pressley voted with the majority of House Democrats on 124 roll calls and against it on 6.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes (latest 5 of 15)
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Ayanna Pressley | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | No. 309 | On Passage H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay | Most House Democrats: Yea |
| Sep 1 | No. 286 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments H.R. 6500AGOA Extension Act | Passed | Nay | Most House Democrats: Yea |
| Aug 31 | No. 285 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 32Local Access to Courts Act | Passed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Aug 31 | No. 284 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 307Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act | Passed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 275 | On Agreeing to the Amendment H.R. 8800 | Agreed to | Yea | Most House Democrats: Nay |
Legislation
42 bills sponsored and 298 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
H.R. 10717 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
H.R. 10597 Affordability is Access Act of 2026
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 10585 Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $1,204,995
- Spent
- $1,247,015
- Cash on hand
- $76,201
2026 election cycle, through Aug 12, 2026 · FEC H8MA07032
Massachusetts senators
Elizabeth WarrenU.S. Senator for Massachusetts · Democrat
Ed MarkeyU.S. Senator for Massachusetts · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk)
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- District profile (Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates)
