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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a key member of the progressive “squad,” announced Tuesday that she will run for re-election in Massachusetts’s 7th Congressional District rather than challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his U.S. Senate seat.
Her decision, shared in a statement, ends months of speculation that she might enter the Democratic primary.
Pressley said in her statement that the encouragement she received from voters across the state was “deeply humbling”.
“Hearing from so many people from throughout our Commonwealth encouraging me to run for the United States Senate was deeply humbling and a testament to the strength of our movement,” Pressley said.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) (C) listens during a news conference near the U.S. Capitol Building on September 25, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
She also emphasized that the timing was not right for a statewide bid. With her daughter entering her final year at home before college, Pressley emphasized that she wanted to be present for key family moments, which would be complicated by a Senate bid.
“It would be an honor to serve the whole Commonwealth, but with our daughter in her last year at home before college and a district that has been in the crosshairs of this White House, I am certain that the Massachusetts 7th is where I belong in this moment,” Pressley added.
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Representative Ayanna Pressley has sponsored legislation to guarantee voting rights for felons in federal elections. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Pressley also told The Boston Globe that she was not closing the door on a future Senate run.
“I’m not closing the door to a Senate run down the line,” she told the outlet.
Her decision not to enter the race this cycle avoids a potentially awkward…
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