Overview
- Pelosi, 85, announced in a video that she will serve out her term and retire when it ends on Jan. 3, 2027.
- The move came two days after the passage of Proposition 50, a redistricting measure she backed that aims to boost Democrats in 2026 and is being challenged by the California Republican Party.
- An open-seat race is now underway in San Francisco, with state Sen. Scott Wiener and progressive organizer Saikat Chakrabarti among declared candidates under California’s top-two primary system.
- Reactions split along party lines, with President Donald Trump denouncing Pelosi as “evil” and “corrupt,” while Democrats including Hakeem Jeffries lauded her decades of leadership.
- Pelosi was the first woman to serve as House speaker and helped pass landmark bills such as the Affordable Care Act, while also leading two impeachments of Trump and establishing the Jan. 6 committee.