City Councillor and Congresswoman-elect Ayanna Pressley has thrown her support to US. Rep. Nancy Pelosi whose bid to retake the speaker’s chair in the next Congress has met with opposition from some in the Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill.

In a statement issued on Monday, Pressley said that she would be supporting Pelosi for speaker, US Rep. Barbara Lee of California for the Democratic Caucus chair, and Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark as vice chair.

“There is tremendous energy and focus within the Democratic caucus - not only to resist Donald Trump and his cruel, draconian policies but also to tackle a bold, progressive agenda that will generate real progress for the communities we represent,” Pressley said in the statement.

With this move, Pressley has joined the majority in a clear divide over Pelosi’s candidacy in the state’s Washington delegation. US Reps. Seth Moulton and Stephen Lynch have said they are opposed to reseating her as speaker while Clark, Bill Keating, Jim McGovern, Richard Neal, Joe Kennedy III, and now incoming congresswomen Lori Trahan and Pressley support her.

In a dramatic primary election, Pressley unseated current Congressman Michael Capuano, whose 10-term incumbency and associated seniority perks were campaign points. On the whole, members of the Massachusetts delegation are poised to take on significant leadership roles in the soon-to-be Democratic-controlled House.

Neal, of Springfield, is expected to become chairman of the Ways and Means Committee; McGovern, representing the 2nd Congressional District, is likely to chair the Rules Committee; and Clark will be seeking the Democratic caucus’s vice chair position. Pressley told CNN she has been promised appointment to the gun violence task force.

“Who is in a formal leadership role matters, and these women have a strong progressive track record, but this 116th Congress will be defined by more than who holds a title,” Pressley said.

The councillor at-large was still considering her options in a conversation with the Reporter before the Thanksgiving weekend.

“I have tremendous respect for the role that [Nancy Pelosi] played in getting the Affordable Care Act passed, the role that she has played in this last election cycle for many candidates, “Pressley said in that interview. “I know she was traversing the country expending a lot of sweat equity and raising a lot of money, and I do think that many of the attacks against her have been sexist, to be candid...What I’m focused on as I’m making my final deliberations is how to best position me to represent the needs of this district.”