Overview
- Pressley announced Tuesday she will run again in Massachusetts’s 7th District, citing her daughter’s senior year of high school and a desire to continue her House work.
- She did not issue an endorsement in the Senate primary and indicated she will share more on that later.
- Pre-decision polling from Suffolk/Globe and others showed Pressley highly competitive in a three-way race, sometimes narrowly edging Markey, while Markey led Moulton head-to-head.
- Fundraising reports showed Markey with about $2.6 million cash on hand and Moulton with about $2.1 million as of late September, compared with roughly $147,000 for Pressley, which she said did not drive her choice.
- Analysts say her exit likely consolidates progressive voters behind Markey, though the primary remains contested with Moulton emphasizing generational change and the incumbent’s age.