{"id":2516700,"date":"2025-12-02T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayanna-pressley-to-forgo-senate-bid-and-run-for-house-reelection\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:53:00","slug":"ayanna-pressley-to-forgo-senate-bid-and-run-for-house-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayanna-pressley-to-forgo-senate-bid-and-run-for-house-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayanna Pressley to forgo Senate bid and run for House reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fayanna-pressley-to-forgo-senate-bid-and-run-for-house-reelection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a progressive member of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; from Massachusetts, announced that she will not run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Ed Markey. Instead, she will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >seek reelection<\/a> to the House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts&#8217; 7th Congressional District. Pressley cited her desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-chinese-spy-rep-swalwell-was-sleeping-with-is-pictured-with-chinese-agent-who-spied-on-sen-feinstein-for-20-years\/\" title=\"HUGE: Chinese Spy .... Swalwell Was Sleeping With Is Pictured with Chinese Agent Who Spied on .... Feinstein for 20 Years\">spend time<\/a> with her daughter during her final year of high school and to continue serving a district that has faced critically important political challenges. While she expressed gratitude for the encouragement to run statewide, she left open the possibility of a future Senate bid.Pressley&#8217;s decision follows speculation and polling showing her trailing fellow Democrat Seth Moulton, who has launched a Senate campaign. Her office emphasized her ongoing focus on addressing government shutdowns and advocating for marginalized communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Squad&rsquo; Rep. Ayanna Pressley to forgo Senate bid and run for House reelection<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_981763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ayanna-pressley\/\">Ayanna Pressley<\/a> (D-MA) announced on Monday that she will seek reelection instead of challenging Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ed-markey\/\">Ed Markey<\/a> (D-MA) for his Senate seat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pressley, a member of the progressive &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; said she wants to stay to spend time with her daughter during her last year of high school and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-murkowski-one-of-trumps-most-vocal-gop-critics-announces-reelection-bid-in-alaska\/\" title=\"Lisa Murkowski, One Of Trump\u2019s Most Vocal GOP Critics, Announces Reelection Bid In Alaska\">continue representing<\/a> a district &ldquo;that has been in the crosshairs of the White House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3904338\/mike-rounds-post-holiday-reelection-announcement\/\">Mike Rounds planning post-holiday reelection announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3903989\/tim-burchett-encourages-tennesseans-vote-against-homegrown-marxist-aftyn-behn\/\">Tim Burchett encourages Tennesseans to vote against &#8216;homegrown Marxist&#8217; Aftyn Behn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3902945\/four-questions-awaiting-answer-tennessee-special-election\/\">Four questions waiting to be answered in Tennessee race between Matt Van Epps and Aftyn Behn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It is the honor of my professional life to be the Congresswoman for the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District,&rdquo; Pressley wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1995946745612959946\/photo\/1\">statement<\/a> on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;It would be an honor to serve the whole Commonwealth &mdash;&nbsp;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pressley made <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5630385-ayanna-pressley-passes-senate-bid\/#:~:text=by%20Caroline%20Vakil%20%2D%2012\/02,in%20the%20House%20was%20unfinished.\">additional remarks<\/a> to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/02\/nation\/pressley-running-house-not-senate\/\"><em>Boston Globe<\/em><\/a>, telling the outlet she will leave the door open for a future Senate run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not closing the door to a Senate run down the line, and I&rsquo;ve never done the work of organizing or movement building just for an election cycle; that&rsquo;s the work that I do year-round and especially in these unprecedented times, so that work will continue,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do want to be able to sit around the dinner table and be there for my daughter&rsquo;s dance performances when I can. These are just moments I&rsquo;m not going to be able to get back,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/11\/04\/congress\/ayanna-pressley-for-senate-00636295\">rumored<\/a> to run for the statewide seat currently held by her Democratic colleague in November.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An October poll from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/news\/article\/new-umass-amherstwcvb-poll-finds-markey-challengers-face-uphill-battle-2026-senate\">University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/a> showed Pressley trailing Markey and her House colleague Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who announced his run in October, by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3851150\/massachusetts-democrat-seth-moulton-senate-bid-against-ed-markey-its-time-for-change\/\"><strong>SETH MOULTON LAUNCHES SENATE BID AGAINST ED MARKEY<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, when asked about her intent to run for the statewide office, Pressley&rsquo;s office declined to comment. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Congresswoman remains focused on ending Republicans&rsquo; government shutdown, serving her district, and effectively fighting back against the White House&rsquo;s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, Black and brown folks, federal workers, and our immigrant neighbors,&rdquo; Pressley spokesman Ricardo S&aacute;nchez <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/11\/04\/congress\/ayanna-pressley-for-senate-00636295\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squad&#8217; Rep. 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