The file

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic · U.S. Representative, Massachusetts-7 · Massachusetts · Spectrum score -69

House · Squad · 2026 ballot ·

Ayanna Pressley is U.S. Representative, Massachusetts-7 in Massachusetts. Political positions and ideology score -69 (Far left). Pressley is the original Squad who still has a city machine.

College: Boston University (attended)
Spouse: Conan Harris (m. 2014)
Children: One stepdaughter
Résumé: U.S. Representative · Massachusetts-7 · 2019–
Boston City Council · 2010–2019
Aide · Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II / Sen. John Kerry · 1990s–2009

Net worth: $1.1M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $200K
2026 raised: $4.6M
Years in office: 7

Where Ayanna stands on the spectrum

Ayanna Pressley scores -69 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -69 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Pressley is the original Squad who still has a city machine. The file is a Boston councilor who nationalized, a donor list that is labor plus the internet, and a district that does not require her to choose. That luxury is the story.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$1.1M

+450% since taking office

House disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$200K

Now$1.1M

Boston city council to Squad. Not a Brahmin fortune. National small-dollar plus Boston labor.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $4.6M
Cash on hand: $1.5M

Top industries

Small-dollar
Unions
Lawyers

Stock holdings

No reportable individual stock

Boston machine plus small-dollar. No trading-desk file.

2024–25 disclosure · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

Nothing reportable as individual common stock on the latest file.

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

Live · checked just now

New articles land here as they publish. Checking about every 12 seconds.

Conflicts

Alopecia and biography as a national product that is also true.
Boston machine vs Squad brand — she has both.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -78
Social: -68
Authoritarian: -36
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.68

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

DW-NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.