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Nancy Pelosi Expected to Announce Retirement After California Prop 50 Vote
Pelosi, 85, plans announcement post-California Prop 50 vote which could net Democrats five additional congressional seats, reshaping party leadership amid generational challenges.
- On Nov. 4, Nancy Pelosi, 85, former Speaker and Representative from San Francisco, is expected to announce her political future after Tuesday's election, potentially ending her nearly 40-year tenure.
- The ballot measure, Proposition 50, would let California lawmakers redraw maps to combat Republican redistricting in Texas, with Democrats hoping to net five additional seats in the 2026 midterms.
- A new cohort of challengers, led by Saikat Chakrabarti and Scott Wiener, includes Chakrabarti, worth more than $150 million and self-funding his primary bid, while Wiener critiques Chakrabarti's ties.
- Pelosi would likely try to shape her succession, with local names like Connie Chan and Christine Pelosi floated as her retirement would trigger a fierce scramble for her House seat.
- The situation underscores a generational split in the Democratic Party, as Pelosi has spent recent months campaigning for Prop 50 and recently leveraged supporters to pressure President Joe Biden, highlighting mixed views on her role.
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