As progressive groups search for an alternative to Hakeem Jeffries for speaker, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s name is bouncing around online circles. Asked if she is considering a bid, her spokesperson Ricardo Sánchez pointed to ongoing discussions Pressley is having.
“Congresswoman Pressley is in active conversations with Leader Jeffries about how to leverage this majority, meet the moment, and deliver for the people,” he said in a statement. “She is aware of and appreciates the groundswell of support from people in her district and across the country lifting up her leadership.”