Overview
- Pressley has been checking in with allies about a possible Senate bid, according to reporting based on private conversations.
- Rep. Seth Moulton has already launched a challenge to Markey, emphasizing a generational contrast with the 79-year-old incumbent.
- A late-October University of Massachusetts Amherst poll of 416 likely Democratic voters found Markey at 35%, Moulton at 25%, and Pressley at 21%, with a ±6.1% margin of error.
- Pressley’s spokesperson said she remains focused on ending the government shutdown and on serving her district.
- Campaign filings cited in the coverage show Markey and Moulton with $2.7 million and $2.1 million in cash on hand, respectively, compared with $148,000 for Pressley, while past primaries saw Pressley unseat Mike Capuano in 2018 and Markey defeat Joe Kennedy III in 2020.