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Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement After Historic Congressional Career

12/27/2025

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Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced her retirement from Congress, effective early 2027.
Pelosi became the first woman to chair California's Democratic Party in 1981.
Pelosi was elected House minority leader in 2002, the first woman to lead a party in Congress.
In 2007, Pelosi became the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House.
Her family includes a father and brother who served as Baltimore mayors.

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Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced her retirement from Congress, effective early 2027.
Pelosi became the first woman to chair California's Democratic Party in 1981.
Pelosi was elected House minority leader in 2002, the first woman to lead a party in Congress.
In 2007, Pelosi became the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House.
Her family includes a father and brother who served as Baltimore mayors.