Accountability file

Record & events

• statement: When Pressley was elected to the Boston City Council, her mother would often attend the public meetings, wearing a hat that said "Mama Pressley". (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: In June 2014, the Boston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Pressley coauthored with Councilor Michelle Wu, which prohibits its city government "from contracting with any health insurer that denies coverage or 'discriminates in… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In an interview with The Boston Globe in July 2019, Pressley said her office received death threats after President Trump's tweets on July 14, 2019, and in general since her election. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In her speech, she said, "Represented here today are dreamers and doers, immigrants, people of every race identity, every gender identity and sexuality, sisters rocking Senegalese twists and hijabs." On September 17, 2019, Pressley filed… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Sexual violence and sex work In 2018, Pressley said that she would make ending sexual violence a major priority of her work in Congress. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: She said on the press call: "Let me make it plain: the murder of innocent Israeli civilians by Hamas is horrific and unacceptable. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In 2020, Pressley's husband, who spent ten years in prison, testified before the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security saying "All the other things that organizations can offer, like identif… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: The act would remove from law enforcement officers, and other officials, the protection of qualified immunity that had routinely protected them from prosecution when they could claim that acts that would otherwise trigger criminal charge… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Pressley said in an NBC News interview. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: In January 2019, her husband resigned from his position as a senior public safety adviser at Boston City Hall to form his own consulting firm, Conan Harris & Associates. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In January 2020, Pressley revealed that she had been diagnosed with alopecia areata, resulting in the loss of all of her hair; she said in a public announcement, "I want to be freed from the secret and the shame that that secret carries … (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:16.225Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]