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Ayanna Pressley

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Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district, which was once represented by President John F. Kennedy and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Cambridge, parts of Milton, as well as all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, and Somerville. Pressley served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council from 2010 through 2019. She was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018 after she defeated the ten-term incumbent Mike Capuano in the Democratic primary election for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district and ran unopposed in the general election. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Ayanna Pressley is the 19,590th most popular politician (down from 19,015th in 2024), the 19,017th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,558th in 2019) and the 1,492nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ayanna Pressley ranks 19,590 out of 19,576Before her are Juan Vargas, Milan Jurčina, Carlos Espínola, Mahua Moitra, Paavo Arhinmäki, and Antti Häkkänen. After her are Kotaro Kiyooka, Romina Pourmokhtari, Martha Érika Alonso, Jan Tore Sanner, Kiren Rijiju, and Ted Lieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ayanna Pressley ranks 1,259Before her are Allison Munn, Tomasz Kucharski, Nancy Johnson, Elena Tchalykh, Mahua Moitra, and Moos. After her are Kenji Kikawada, Maxim Sushinsky, Bennett Mnguni, Hayato Okamoto, Saulo Estevao da Costa Pimenta, and Teddy Richert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ayanna Pressley ranks 19,025 out of 20,380Before her are Owen Teague (1998), Ally Brooke (1993), McLain Ward (null), Clint Mathis (1976), Mackenzie Astin (1973), and Taylor Phinney (1990). After her are Jason Molina (1973), Danny Ferry (1966), Robby Gordon (1969), Diego Sanchez (1981), Nelson Diebel (1970), and Peter Sohn (1977).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ayanna Pressley ranks 1,492Before her are Vicky Hartzler (1960), Brad Henry (1963), Jerry McNerney (1951), Aaron Russell (1993), Rob Bishop (1951), and Juan Vargas (1961). After her are Isabel Guzman (1970), Mark Foley (1954), Paul Vallas (1953), Ken Calvert (1953), Dana Perino (1972), and Kevin Brady (1955).