Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a press conference with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on the steps of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025.

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

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