Overview
- Multiple Democratic sources told NBC News they anticipate Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection in 2026 and will address her plans after Tuesday’s Proposition 50 vote.
- Pelosi’s spokesperson Ian Krager said she is fully focused on the Yes on 50 campaign and that any discussion of her future is pure speculation.
- In a CNN interview, Pelosi said she would decide after the election and declared, “I have no doubt that if I decided to run, I would win.”
- Proposition 50 would temporarily let California’s Legislature redraw congressional maps for 2026, a move Democrats say could help offset GOP mid-decade redistricting in states like Texas.
- State Sen. Scott Wiener and former AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti have launched 2026 bids for Pelosi’s San Francisco seat, as records show she has raised over $2 million this cycle with about $1.5 million on hand.