Overview
- Pelosi announced in a video to San Francisco voters that she will not run in 2026 and will leave office when her current term ends in early 2027.
- Her tenure includes two stints as House speaker, the passage of the Affordable Care Act and Dodd‑Frank, and leading two impeachments of Donald Trump as well as the Jan. 6 committee.
- Democrats including Joe Biden and Barack Obama praised her leadership, while President Trump publicly cheered her departure.
- The decision immediately opens a high-profile primary, with state senator Scott Wiener and activist Saikat Chakrabarti cited in coverage as candidates for her San Francisco seat.
- Pelosi remains an influential fundraiser and recently championed California’s Proposition 50 redistricting effort to bolster Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms.