US EditionNancy Pelosi announces she will not seek reelection to Congress after nearly 40 years in Washington
- On Thursday, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, saying `I will not be seeking reelection to Congress` and will step down in January, 2027.
- Personal and political forces pushed Pelosi to decide, including this month's election, Proposition 50, a generational shift ahead of next year, and Paul Pelosi's ongoing recovery from his 2022 attack.
- Pelosi's tenure included leading the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Dodd‑Frank, and two impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, shaping Democratic policy for nearly four decades.
- The race to replace Pelosi is already on, with Scott Wiener, California state senator, and Saikat Chakrabarti, progressive political operative, running or considering campaigns, triggering a succession battle in San Francisco and questions about her Capitol Hill leadership role.
- Looking ahead to next year, Pelosi's retirement marks the end of an extraordinary era and will reshape Democratic leadership after she led the Jan. 6 special committee and produced its 1,000‑page report.
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Nancy Pelosi Retiring After 20th Congressional Term
Source: Tom Williams / Getty On Thursday, Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced she would be retiring from Congress at the end of her 20th term. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Pelosi announced her retirement in a six-minute video posted on social media. “It seems prophetic now that the slogan of my very first campaign in 1987 was ‘a voice that will be heard,’” Pelosi said in the video. “And it was you who made those words come true. It was the …
Pelosi's retirement garners mixed reaction
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that she will not run for reelection in 2026, which has prompted reactions from both allies and opponents. Pelosi has served 20 terms in Congress since she began in 1987. Pelosi served as the first female Speaker of the House between 2007 and 2011 and again in 2019 until 2022. Democratic leadership tip their hat House Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) offered a tribute with a biblical tone. Jeffries …
Democratic giant, trailblazer and Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to retire
Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics, a leading Trump foe and the first woman to serve as House of Representatives speaker, announced Thursday that she will step down at the next election.
Nancy Pelosi, first woman US House speaker, announces retirement
Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics and the first woman to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, announced on Thursday that she will step down at the next election.Admired as a master strategist with a no-nonsense leadership style that delivered consistently for her party, the 85-year-old Democrat shepherded historic legislation through...
After nearly four decades representing the inhabitants of San Francisco and surrounding areas in the House of Representatives, he has announced that he takes a step aside and withdraws from political life. Nancy Pelosi confirmed that he will not run for re-election in 2026, which he will no longer serve as a representative of the 11th district of California.Read more]]>
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