Overview
- Pelosi announced in a video that she will finish her term and not run again, setting her retirement for the end of this Congress on Jan. 3, 2027.
- The decision came two days after voters approved Proposition 50, a Pelosi-backed redistricting measure designed to aid Democrats in 2026 that the California Republican Party has challenged in federal court.
- State Sen. Scott Wiener and progressive activist Saikat Chakrabarti have already launched campaigns for the now‑open, safely Democratic San Francisco seat, with a larger field anticipated.
- Pelosi, 85, retires as the first woman to serve as House speaker and a pivotal vote-wrangler behind major laws such as the Affordable Care Act, after stepping down from leadership in 2022.
- President Donald Trump welcomed the news, calling her "evil" and "corrupt," according to Fox News accounts cited by multiple outlets.