Ayanna Pressley

U.S. Representative · MA-7 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.42· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 295 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Pressley’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

35 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 35 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Pressley’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Pressley.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 18 missed of 676

Voted on 658 of 676 roll calls; missed 18. Lower than 64% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 25 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 462 votes that split the parties. Higher than 94% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 89% of House members.

0%70%

−0.38

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Pressley’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 5889 Eviction Helpline ActEstablishes a national helpline for tenants facing eviction. AI-readHousing and Community Development · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive465 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.