Overview
- Pelosi announced in a video that she will not seek reelection in 2026 and will serve through the end of her term on Jan. 3, 2027.
- The 85-year-old has represented San Francisco since 1987 and was the first woman to serve as House speaker, steering the Affordable Care Act, pandemic relief, two Trump impeachments and the Jan. 6 inquiry.
- California’s Proposition 50, which she championed, passed this week to redraw House districts with the goal of flipping multiple seats for Democrats in 2026.
- An open, intraparty contest is taking shape in the deep-blue district, with state Sen. Scott Wiener and activist Saikat Chakrabarti among the early entrants.
- Democratic leaders lauded her legacy as transformational, while President Trump called her “evil” and “corrupt” and said her retirement was a great thing for America.