Just days before Ayanna Pressley was sworn into Congress, her husband reportedly left a job paying about $92,000 a year to start a private consulting firm.
In subsequent years, publicly filed financial disclosures showed a sharp rise in the couple’s reported net worth, with assets listed in the multimillion-dollar range.
The timing of the career move and the scale of the reported wealth increase have drawn scrutiny online and from critics who argue that Democratic lawmakers often face softer questioning over finances. Supporters note that members of Congress are legally required to file disclosures and that consulting work is permitted if income and assets are properly reported.
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