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Ayanna Pressley

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]
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM

Last night’s results made it clear:

We win when we fight for the people and center affordability, healthcare justice, and defending democracy. Yesterday’s sweeping Democratic victories share a clear throughline: We are a big tent party and we win when we fight for the people and center affordability, healthcare justice, and …
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Forcing a child to go to bed hungry is policy violence. That’s what the Trump administration is doing.

I will do everything I can to make sure that SNAP benefits reach the families who rely on them. The Trump administration dragged families to the edge of a cliff. His team said they would fail to fund the SNAP program starting November 1 — for the first time in history. But a federal judge h…
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  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM

Food Assistance, Healthcare, and Other Resources

Open in browser     Plain text version g Food Assistance, Healthcare, and Other Resources  Dear Neighbor, I am reaching out to you with some more resources and updates about the ongoing Republican federal government shutdown, which has now lasted a full month. On Saturday, Nov…
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Re: National Cat Day

If you’re looking for a fitting way to observe today’s holiday… Happy National Cat Day, If you ask Ayanna, we should be honoring our feline friends all day, every day. She is a cat person through-and-through. Her cat is a rescue Maine Coon named SoJo, after Sojourner Truth. But we bet JD Va…
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Our latest record for you

Thanks to your support, Ayanna is only beholden to the people. Supporters like you make it possible for Ayanna to run a completely grassroots-funded campaign. That isn’t typical for Washington, on either side of the aisle. Most campaigns rely on contributions from special interests and corp…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM

The. Cruelty. Is. The. Point.

We are growing our movement, will you help? Movement family, There is an unmistakable throughline across the actions taken by the Trump administration and their Republican allies: The cruelty is the point. When they snatch our immigrant neighbors off the streets and subject them to inhumane…
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  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Resources Available During Republicans’ Government Shutdown

Open in browser     Plain text version Resources Available During Republicans’ Government Shutdown Dear Neighbor, I wanted to take a moment to share some resources available to you during this Trump-Republican government shutdown and extend my efforts to support you and your fami…
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  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Resources Available During Republicans’ Government Shutdown

Open in browser     Plain text version Resources Available During Republicans’ Government Shutdown Dear Neighbor, I wanted to take a moment to share some resources available to you during this Trump-Republican government shutdown and extend my efforts to support you and your fami…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM

I do see your messages

My constituents’ stories about the shutdown fight directly inform my advocacy. The federal government is still shut down — we’re on Day 25 and counting, y’all. My Republican colleagues are still out of town, refusing to re-open the government and continuing their campaign of hurt and harm,…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM

An inspiring act

When we talk about running a grassroots campaign, here’s what we mean:   Movement family,When we talk about running a grassroots campaign, here’s what we mean: This month, the average donation we received from emails like this one was around $17. I’m moved every time someone makes a contri…
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM

The leadership we so badly need in this country.

What Ayanna’s been working on lately: We never expect you to make a donation every time we send an email. But when we ask for your financial support, it’s because you can help Ayanna deliver the leadership we so badly need in this country. While Congressional Republicans have neglected the…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM

People over profit, diversity over nationalism, peace over war, hope over fear, love over hate, and freedom over fascism.

We’re in this community because we know another world is possible. Movement family, I’m so grateful that you’re here in this community — because it shows me that you give a damn. You give a damn about your neighbors, you give a damn about our democracy, and you give a damn about defying di…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM

One way I’m fighting for federal workers and contractors hurt by the GOP shutdown:

Co-sign my letter to prevent utility shutoffs for families going without pay due to the shutdown. Movement family,I know that missing one paycheck can knock down a long line of dominoes — not being able to pay bills on time, having late fees pile up, even having your heat or electricity sh…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM

This is not the time to moderate our aspirations

  In the midst of a Republican-manufactured government shutdown, when it feels like chaos and cruelty is coming at us from every angle, I’m grateful for the strength of our movement. I also want to reaffirm that this is not the time to moderate our aspirations. I'm going to do everything …
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  Letitia James · [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM

The Trump administration is indicting me

By now, you've likely heard the news: Donald Trump and his administration have indicted me on baseless charges – all because I’ve done my job as Attorney General. For months now, we've seen Trump manipulate the justice system in a coordinated effort to go after his political opponent…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Yeah, no.

I know that we need to address this injustice. You may have seen this new claim from the current occupant of the White House: he seems to think he can deny back pay for federal employees impacted by Republicans' government shutdown. Yeah, no. The law is clear: federal workers must receive …
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM

On the shutdown

Trump and Republicans have a clear contempt for the American people. On Tuesday at midnight, Republicans shut down the government. When Republicans rammed their Big, Ugly Bill through Congress, voting to cut health care for 15 million people, they set in motion a health care crisis. Becau…
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  Representative Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM

A Possible Government Shutdown

Open in browser     Plain text version A Possible Government Shutdown Dear Neighbor, I wanted to share an update on a possible government shutdown by extreme conservatives and my efforts to support you and your families during this time. Thanks to the cruelty and games of a few, …
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Sending a powerful message from Washington

Why the end-of-quarter deadline matters Today is our end-of-quarter deadline: will you help us show the strength of our grassroots, people-powered movement and pitch in $25 or any amount you can today? Hey Movement family, in the coming days our campaign will be required by the Fed…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Trump’s priorities: Golf and attacking Black women

Add your name today and join us in demanding better for Black women who are being disproportionately harmed Movement family — here’s what I think Trump’s to-do list must look like: There is a long line of Black women who have been targets of this Administration. It is anti-Blackness…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM

What do educators, musicians, nurses, and retirees all have in common?

Our end-of-quarter deadline is approaching soon Movement family — With the end-of-quarter deadline approaching, our team is tallying up the donations to our campaign, and I wanted to share something I learned that moved me. You see, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) requires campaign d…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Here’s what the American dream means to me

Where everyone has the chance to thrive Ayanna Pressley fights for an American dream that includes all of us, especially people who have been systemically denied the opportunity to thrive. Chip in to fuel our fight and show the strength of our progressive movement before our end-of-qua…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Re: Republican hypocrisy

They don’t actually care about family values. Movement family, Republicans claim they’re the party of “family values,” but I can’t believe the things that they say because I see the things that they do. If Republicans cared about family values, they wouldn’t have approved cuts to vital pro…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Two things can be true

We do not need to accept the Trump regime as our reality. I believe in the power of the people. Together we’ve won victories by standing up to Trump’s recklessness and lawlessness. Can you join our fight with a donation today? Movement family, ever since the occupant of the White H…
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Here’s a sobering statistic

Our grassroots campaign tells a different story. Movement family, here’s a sobering statistic: Only 1% of the US population contributed nearly 80% of all political contributions in 2023-2024. We’re talking about a tiny fraction of the public funding the majority of our democratic process. …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM

“Disgusting”

Friend, this is Ilhan Omar. A few days ago in the Oval Office Donald Trump called me “a disgraceful person” and “disgusting” while insulting my constituents. This comes right after Rep. Nancy Mace lied about me to try to get me kicked off my committee assignments, and a few days afte…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM

You asked, I answered

Hearing from you meant so much to me. Movement family, earlier this summer, I opened my inbox to questions from you, and this community delivered. My heart is full from reading the messages of courage and kindness. There were also so many questions coming from a place of real hurt and fea…
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM

2018

But our movement is now more important than ever. Seven years ago, we broke barriers and defied the odds. In 2018, I took on a 10-term incumbent Congressman. Pundits and pollsters said I didn’t have a chance. I was projected to lose by 20 points. But we built a strong, grassroots movement …
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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM

Black women are the canary in the coal mine

This is a direct consequence of Trump’s massive layoffs and attacks on DEI Movement family, my mother — like many Black women in this country — was often the last hired and the first fired. We see that pattern playing out right now, in this unprecedented moment where Trump’s mass la…
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  The A-Team · [email protected]
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM

What our records say:

Our campaign relies on individuals like you. As a completely grassroots-funded campaign, Ayanna relies on supporters like you to fuel our fight for families, workers, and everyone who has been left out or left behind by status quo politics. Most campaigns on all sides of the aisle rely on …
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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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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