# Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Massachusetts’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Massachusetts’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000617
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MA07032

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000617 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Pressley sits at −1.48 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of House Democrats.

## What Pressley says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,999 classified statements: 1,506 posts on X, 388 press releases, 81 Congressional Record speeches, 24 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pressley | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.2% | 6.6% | 38 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 32.5% | 27.5% | 67 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 81.6% | 73.2% | 22 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 9.8% | 187 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 22.7% | 47 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.7% | 1.9% | 24 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 36% (House Democrats 13%); Health 32% (House Democrats 26%); Immigration 23% (House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.48 (standard error 0.01), from 3,795 donors and 3,753 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.5% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 304. 2.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 122 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10746: Fossil Free Finance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10746
- H.R. 10597: Affordability is Access Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10597
- H.Res. 1554: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1554
- H.R. 10397: Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10397
- H.R. 9873: Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9873
- H.R. 9816: MOMMIES Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9816
- H.R. 9817: Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9817
- H.R. 9364: FAST Repairs for Wheelchairs Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9364
- H.R. 8940: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8940
- H.R. 8903: Renter Resource Center Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8903

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 33% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 67% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2114723291348779430
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2114800377799290936
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2114848834950173056
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113993923341451675
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2114084513831628897
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113421959484866963
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113720375322579010
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113747943110955058
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113324516256411955
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPressley/status/2113372660239675491

## Links

- Official site: https://pressley.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPressley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAyannaPressley
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepAyannaPressley
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCkhjut8oXdxN7HGg5eRT9Fw
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000617

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000617