Ayanna Pressley's Biography
- U.S. House (MA) - District 7, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
1295 River Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
402 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Ayanna Soyini Pressley
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Conan Harris; 1 Stepchild: Cora
Birth Date:
02/03/1974
Birth Place:
Cincinnati, OH
Home City:
Dorchester, MA
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Boston University Metropolitan College
Attended, College of General Studies, Boston University, 1992-1994
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 7, 2019-present
Councilor, City of Boston, Massachusetts, District At-Large, 2010-2019
Former Member, House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Former Senior Aide, Congressmember Joseph P. Kennedy II
Former Political Director, Office of United States Senator, John Kerry
Massachusettes Constituency Director, John Kerry for President, 2002-2004
Founder, Committee on Healthy Women, Families, and Communities, Boston City Council
Partner, Truman National Security Project, 2012
Awards:
2016 New York Times 14 Young Democrats to Watch
2015, EMILY's List Rising Star Award
2015 Boston Magazine's 50 Most Powerful People
2015 Time Magazine's Boston's Champion Council Woman
2014, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's Ten Outstanding Young Leaders
2014 Victim Rights Law Center's Leadership Award
Class of 2012 Aspen-Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership
Pets (include names):
1 Cat: Sojourner Truth