In a surprise defeat that reflects a changing Democratic Party, Boston City Council member Ayanna Pressley has defeated 10-term Democratic Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District.
Pressley is poised to become the first African-American woman to represent Massachusetts in the state’s congressional history.
“It’s not enough for Democrats to be back in power,” she said at her election night celebration. “It matters who those Democrats are.”
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