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Petition to make Ayanna Pressley Speaker garners 58K+ signatures
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
Reporter · Chicago, IL
Mark Thompson has spent over a decade highlighting community stories across Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University and has contributed to various local outlets, including Chicago Reader, focusing on grassroots initiatives and neighborhood developments.
More from Mark →Reporter · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM · 1 min read
Pressley has not expressed interest in launching a bid to challenge the speakership from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is poised to become the country’s first Black speaker at the start of the 120th Congress in January.
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