Ayanna in the News

A MESSAGE FROM AYANNA
11.12.2011

Thank you. On Tuesday, thanks to your generous and active support, we made history. Again.

We turned vulnerability into victory and topped the ticket with more than 37,000 votes. It was an extraordinary accomplishment and the credit belongs to you. We did what most pundits and prognosticators thought impossible and ran a true citywide Get Out The Vote operation that boosted turnout in key areas and ensured our voice was heard.

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Boston Herald Endorses Ayanna
11.2.2011

"Ayanna Pressley in her two years on the Council has proven that she can bring the sensibilities of the Roxbury-Dorchester community in which she lives to the citywide job she holds — and that is a huge commitment and responsibility. With the departure of Maureen Feeney, she also remains the only woman on the Council. While we certainly have our policy differences with Pressley, it would be incredibly sad if the Council were to lose her voice.

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Boston Globe Endorses Ayanna
10.31.2011

“Voters should pick their candidates based on who’s best for the job — most diligent at council business, and most adept at identifying key issues and addressing them. The contest isn’t about personal ambitions, or any particular neighborhood, race, or gender. It’s about serving the citizens of Boston.
On that basis alone, the four incumbents — Ayanna Pressley, John Connolly, Stephen Murphy, and Felix Arroyo Jr. — have distinguished themselves.

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Boston Phoenix Endorses Ayanna
10.28.2011

The Boston Phoenix

"AYANNA PRESSLEY, the council's only African-American woman, was elected two years ago after serving as an aide to former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II and US Senator John Kerry.

Pressley has made her name advocating for families and the arts. Upon her election, Pressley had the imagination to form a new council committee on women and healthy communities.

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Bay Windows Endorses Ayanna! Says Consider her first
10.28.2011

Bay Windows

"Prediction of a low-turnout means LGBT advocates need your vote...In this tight race, Pressley has earned your vote and we ask you to consider her first.

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Ayanna Endorsed by the South End News: Urges people to volunteer for campaign
10.28.2011

The South End News

"We make our case for our endorsements for the four At-Large city council seats below, but urge you to make At-Large Councilor Ayanna Pressley your priority vote of the four. Contact her campaign, make a call on her behalf, hold a sign, drive someone to the polls; make sure her voice continues to be heard on the issues affecting the most vulnerable of our neighborhood.

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Ayanna named 'Municipal Official of the Year"
10.21.2011

It was recently announced that Ayanna will be honored as the Providers' Council 2011 Municipal Official of the Year. See the letter announcing the award here.

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An uncommon alliance crosses old battle lines
10.17.2011

By Andrew Ryan, The Boston Globe

City Councilor John R. Connolly has something Ayanna Pressley, his council colleague, covets - an overflowing campaign treasury and strong appeal in some of Boston’s highest voting precincts. Pressley, meanwhile, has something Connolly wants - more pull in minority precincts, more credibility with the full rainbow of the electorate in the city he would like to run someday.

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An Unlikely Candidate Emerges as Leader on Boston City Council
10.3.2011

By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine
Even though she worked in government for 16 years prior to running for Boston City Council, Ayanna Pressley considered a run for council out of her reach. “You never believe you are ready or are good enough,” says Pressley. Boston’s record of female candidates is dismal and when Pressley looked at the race in 2009, her mother had cancer and she knew it would be an uphill battle.

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Defying naysayers
9.26.2011

By Adrian Walker, The Boston Globe

Ayanna Pressley has heard the predictions that she is in trouble, in terms of retaining her seat on the Boston City Council.
But she has also heard praise from voters: the woman in Brighton who thanked her for standing up for branch libraries, the mother in south Boston who connected with her work on drug addiction, the people thanking her for speaking out against human trafficking.

“I know what the predictions are, and I reject them,’’ Pressley said Friday. “I’ve already defied them.’’

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