Overview
- Pelosi said she will serve out her final year in the House, with her current term ending on Jan. 3, 2027.
- The decision opens a San Francisco succession race, with state Sen. Scott Wiener already running and Saikat Chakrabarti campaigning; she did not endorse a successor.
- She tied the timing to Proposition 50's passage, which allows California to redraw its congressional map through 2030 to bolster Democratic prospects.
- Over nearly four decades, she helped pass the Affordable Care Act, led two impeachments of Donald Trump, and formed the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
- Democratic leaders, including Hakeem Jeffries, praised her legacy as she caps a career that reshaped party leadership and fundraising influence.