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.

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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM

I heard directly from survivors of Epstein’s abuse

Our pressure helped make this possible Movement family — Thanks to our pressure in Congress, the House Oversight committee held a private roundtable with survivors of Epstein’s abuse earlier this week. What we heard was harrowing, and it is proof of what has been an institutional, systemic…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM

You know what DOESN’T help working people?

I can’t hear the words they say because I see the things they do. Ayanna is fighting for families and everyone who calls this country home – working people, immigrants, our babies, everyone. She relies on grassroots support to do this work: can you pitch in $25 or anything you can befo…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Sending a powerful message from Washington

Let’s show the public the power of us. By Sunday night, we need to hit our grassroots fundraising goal for the month. These goals are important for a grassroots campaign like ours because, in an environment where corporate PACs and billionaires dominate campaign spending, we have a critica…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM

The truth about the cities Trump is attacking

These “crime-ridden” depictions are meant to stoke fear As you read this, armed National Guard troops are patrolling the streets of Washington, DC. The shameless occupant of the White House is berating the mayor of Baltimore and threatening to send more troops to Chicago — all majority-min…
  The A-Team · [email protected]
August 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Ahead of 2026

This could mean huge implications for our work We’ll get straight to the point: Our fundraising numbers are not where they need to be right now. On a completely grassroots funded-campaign like ours, even missing one monthly fundraising goal by a little bit could mean huge implications for …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM

This is a man-made crisis.

  Parents know the panicked feeling of fumbling for a bottle to settle a fussy baby in the middle of the night. But imagine if a military blockade stood between you and the formula your baby desperately needed. Imagine if you had nothing to offer them to soothe their hungry cries. That is …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM

Americans deserve politicians who give a damn

If Republicans won’t show up, I will. ICYMI: I visited Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s district this weekend. Because if she’s not going to face her constituents — who are begging to talk with her — then I’ll show up to listen. I gave her a call to invite her to meet her constituents with m…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM

Just so we’re clear, here’s what I believe:

Here’s what I’m fighting for: This Trump administration’s cruelty has laid bare how policy dictates who lives and dies, who survives and thrives. I’ve always believed that if they can legislate hurt and harm, then we can and we must legislate equity, healing, and justice too. We both know …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Where are you, Elise? 👀

If she can’t be bothered to show up, I will. If Republicans won’t fight for their own constituents, I will. Last night I joined a town hall in Glens Falls, NY — Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s district — to connect with voters about the GOP’s harmful policies and how we can fight back. I ca…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM

We have to make this decision every day

In the face of chaos, I refuse to give in. The callousness and cruelty from the Trump administration – from the militarization of DC to the ICE raids and so much more – is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. We’re up against a Republican Party that is willfully inflicting harm on eve…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Trump’s attack on Smithsonian museums

Black history is American history Donald Trump is trying to whitewash our history. His administration just announced they are conducting a “comprehensive internal review” of Smithsonian Museums like the National Museum of African American History and Culture — the Blacksonian. Their annou…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Epstein files update: I’m calling for a public hearing for survivors

Survivors and the public deserve the truth Movement family — Successfully subpoenaing the Epstein files was only the first step. Now, survivors of Epstein’s abuse deserve to be heard. In the pursuit of justice and healing, I’ve called for a Congressional hearing for the survivors of Jeffre…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM

This isn’t actually about crime

Donald Trump’s intentions are clear Donald Trump has now taken over the police force in Washington D.C. and deployed the National Guard. He claims that this is in the name of “out-of-control violent crime” in the district. Yes, this is the man who incited a violent insurrection at the Capi…
  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM

You’re Invited: Community Coffee with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Open in browser     Plain text version You're Invited: Community Coffee with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Dear Neighbor,   I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. My team and I would like to invite you to our upcoming Community Coffee on Wednesday, Augus…
  Delia Ramirez · [email protected]
August 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM

We don’t stand for xenophobia and racism

Split a donation with Delia Ramirez and Ayanna Hi Team, it’s Delia Ramirez. Last week, an acknowledgement I made of my Guatemalan roots was twisted into a false narrative. My words have been weaponized not only by conservatives — but even by the Department of Homeland Security. Let me be cle…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM

It’s time to fight back

Split a donation with the NDRC and our campaign Right now, Texas Republicans are following Trump’s orders by redistricting the state so that the GOP can win five more seats in Congress next year. The new congressional map is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab meant to silence millions of vo…
  Squad Victory Fund · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM

They’re coming after us

MAGA Republicans won’t stop until we’re out of office. Hi, Alexandria, Ayanna, Ilhan, and Rashida have been fighting for working families — and calling out the Trump administration’s BS — since day one. That doesn’t sit well with Republicans, and now it’s clear that they’re trying to silence…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM

The truth about DEI

This is an attack on civil rights Movement family — Donald Trump’s first six months in office have been an intentional assault on people of color, as well as our LGBTQIA+ siblings, folks with disabilities, and other marginalized people. His administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, an…
  Eliza from the A-Team · [email protected]
July 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM

We cannot fall behind

Will you donate? Hey, quick update: Every month we have a fundraising goal to ensure our campaign can continue staffing up, recruiting more volunteers, and engaging more voters. And since we are entirely grassroots-funded, whether or not we meet these goals is determined by small-dollar do…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Re: the Epstein subpoena

I’m going to stay on this for as long as it takes ICYMI: My colleagues and I got the House Oversight Committee to pass a subpoena on the Epstein files last night. As a survivor of sexual assault, I do not arrive at this issue lightly. I am here to advocate for those victimized by Epstein a…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM

We forced the Oversight Committee to subpoena the Epstein files

The people deserve to know why the Epstein files are still hidden. Content warning: This message references sexual assault and violence. Yesterday my colleagues and I, in an 8-2 vote, forced the Oversight Committee to subpoena the Epstein files. This is a massive win for the public and for…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM

Republicans are hiding

Our grassroots campaign relies on people like you Too many of my Republican colleagues care more about holding onto power than doing the jobs they were elected to do. They are not just ignoring the people who elected them, they are actively hiding from them. I’m in this job to serve my con…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM

re: SCOTUS ruling

Education is not a privilege or a nice-to-have. It is a right. We must protect the Department of Education and protect access to education — because it’s a fundamental right. Add your name if you agree. The far-right Supreme Court is siding with Trump’s lawless plan to tear apart …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM

We cannot have people more outraged about this

We can sleep in shifts, but this is going to require everyone. I know people are overwhelmed right now — they are discouraged and they are hopeless. But we’re going to have to fight back and match the Republicans’ energy. We can sleep in shifts, but this is going to require everyone. We …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Do you have a burning question?

Submit a question today >> Movement family, while Republicans have lost the plot and sold out their constituents, I’m laser focused on centering the people. That means showing up, being accessible, and listening. I chose this job because I want to hear from people, and actively list…
  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM

I Voted NO on Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill

Open in browser     Plain text version I Voted NO on Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill Dear Neighbor, I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy.  Trump and Republicans just passed their Big, Ugly bill that will rip healthcare and food assistance away fro…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
July 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Unforgivable

I remain yours in service Republicans have passed a bill that will be a death sentence—denying millions of people medical care, denying children food, and violently deporting immigrant families to destabilized countries. This is unforgivable. This godless, reckless bill is a betrayal of ou…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Lavish dinners with billionaires? No, thanks

I’d rather be with my beloved community Ayanna Pressley fights for the people and refuses even a dime of corporate PAC money. If you can, pitch in $25 or anything you can today to strengthen this progressive movement before our end-of-quarter deadline. Hey Movement family, here’s…
  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]
June 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Now is the time to raise hell.

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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM

A better world is possible

Our end of quarter deadline is next week Hey Movement family, next week, our campaign will make our fundraising numbers from the last three months public, according to requirements by the Federal Election Commission. What matters most to me isn’t the dollar amount our grassroots campaign r…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM

We are winning in the courts — so Republicans tried to change the rules

I won’t stay silent Right now, Trump is facing over 300 legal challenges in court. In case after case, we are winning. Trump tried to end birthright citizenship — blocked. He tried to deny people fleeing violence and persecution their human right to asylum — blocked. He tried to defund cit…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM

3 years without reproductive freedom

We must keep fighting back for our reproductive freedom No matter what — Ayanna Pressley is going to keep up the fight for reproductive freedom everywhere, for everyone. If you can, pitch in $25 or anything you can today to power this unapologetic fight for abortion rights. Movem…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM

This is a dangerous and reckless escalation

  The Constitution is clear: No president can go to war without a vote in Congress. Period. Donald Trump's reckless bombing of Iran without Congressional approval is a violation of the Constitution that is risking innocent lives. This is a dangerous and reckless escalation. We need peace —…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

I’m not letting their BS go unchecked.

Their tired playbook is the same as it’s always been. Racist dogwhistles and thinly veiled threats. I seem to have struck a nerve with the Trump Administration and their far-right, MAGA allies (again). I’d name check them but you know that’s what they’re after.  There’s something about tak…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM

I hope this day energizes and grounds you

I’m grateful for this day to celebrate Black joy and freedom Movement family, Happy Emancipation Day. I want to shout out all the ancestors, activists, advocates and historians who worked hard to ensure that Juneteenth would be a holiday that was federally recognized. Today, let’s lean into…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM

We’re one step closer to the Big Ugly Bill becoming law

Call your Senators now Movement family, Republicans in the Senate just released their version of the Big Ugly Bill, and it’s even more atrocious than the bill I voted against in the House. This version of the bill doubles down on cruelty and callousness. It would rip away health care from …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM

16 million

Add your name today Listen: 16 million. That’s how many more families, babies, elders, folks with disabilities, and more would lose health care by 2034 because of Republicans’ big, ugly bill. This bill would decimate health care in America and worsen our maternal health crisis. It would ri…
  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM

You’re Invited: Chelsea Town Hall

Open in browser     Plain text version You're Invited: Chelsea Town Hall Dear Neighbor,   I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. My team and I would like to invite you to our upcoming Town Hall on Monday, June 16th, 2025 at 7:00PM in Chelsea. To register,…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM

This is authoritarianism

Split a donation with United We Dream Action to show your support against Trump’s authoritarianism First the Trump Administration unlawfully detains our neighbors, sending ICE to deport and rip families apart. Then, they call in the National Guard against the Governor’s will to crack down o…
  LaMonica McIver · [email protected]
June 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM

BREAKING: I was just indicted

Team—it’s LaMonica McIver. Last month, the Trump administration brought charges against me because I was doing my job as a member of Congress. Now, I’ve been officially indicted. Let me be clear: under the law, members of Congress are explicitly authorized to conduct oversight at ICE facili…
  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM

You’re Invited: Chelsea Town Hall

Open in browser     Plain text version You're Invited: Chelsea Town Hall Dear Neighbor,   I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. My team and I would like to invite you to our upcoming Town Hall on Monday, June 16th, 2025 at 7:00PM in Chelsea. To register,…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
June 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Standing with our immigrant neighbors

I will fight with everything I’ve got to keep our neighbors home Monday, as federal immigration officials in Boston bragged about tearing families apart and arresting 1,461 community members this month alone, I gathered with families desperate to reunite with their loved ones across town. …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Trump wants to kick folks while they’re down.

Will you add your name as a grassroots signer? Earlier this month, the Trump Administration resumed collections on defaulted federal student loans, including wage garnishments, tax refund interceptions, and seizure of Social Security benefits. This comes on the heels of Trump slashing the …
  Eliza from the A-Team · [email protected]
May 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM

Building a deep bench of young, progressive talent in our party.

Help us foster the next generation of progressive leaders Hey there, it’s Eliza — Ayanna’s campaign manager. Unlike many other campaigns out there, our team invests in year-round, community-based organizing. We believe in the politics of transformation, not transaction. Our theory of change…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM

George Floyd

This anniversary must be more than hashtags, performative statements, and remembrance. George Floyd should be alive today. Like every Black man, he deserved to grow old, to laugh with his children, to love and be loved. But five years ago today, George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight …
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Under the cover of night

Add your name to show you’re against this heinous bill. Early this morning, under the cover of night, House Republicans rammed through a cruel, callous, and morally bankrupt bill. This bill is clueless to what the American people are dealing with. If passed in the Senate, it would gut Medi…
  LaMonica McIver · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM

I was charged by the Trump administration because I was doing my job

This is Congresswoman LaMonica McIver. My friend and sister in service, Congresswoman Pressley, said I could reach out to you all. The Trump administration just charged me with crimes for engaging in congressional oversight. This is a first—and it’s a flashing red light for our democracy. I…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM

We welcomed Rümeysa home

Our work is not done, but we are stronger together. This week, after tireless advocacy, we welcomed home Rümeysa Öztürk who was unjustly detained for simply exercising her fundamental First Amendment rights. For simply authoring an op-ed, she was met with the full force of Donald Tr…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Losing Medicaid is not an inevitability

Call your lawmakers today and demand that they protect health care for millions of people Friend, House Republicans are advancing a spending plan that Trump has called a “big, beautiful bill.” There is nothing beautiful about making people poorer, sicker, or more vulnerable. This is a bill…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
May 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM

I asked a simple yes-or-no question

I’m speaking up and I’m standing in the gap Hello, yesterday I asked Trump’s Treasury Secretary a simple question: “Yes or no, do you support an exemption to tariffs on items that parents need to care for their babies?” I was referring to car seats — which Trump doesn’t even have in his voc…