Nancy Pelosi Announces She Will Not Seek Reelection to โthe House
WASHINGTON (February 16, 2024) โ – Representative Nancy Pelosi, the longest-serving female Speaker of the House in U.S. history, announced โคtoday she will not seek reelection to Congress, bringing an end to a career spanning over three decades. โขTheโค decision marks a important shift โขin the House Democratic leadership and concludes a periodโ of unparalleled influence for Pelosi,who has shaped national policyโ andโฃ navigated some โof the moast turbulent moments in recent American politics.
PelosiS departure โcomes afterโ she stepped down from her โrole as House Speaker in January 2023,following a โคtumultuous period that included twoโ impeachments of former President Donaldโ Trump and the January 6th attack โon the U.S.Capitol.โ While she continued to serve as a representative for California’s 12th congressional district, her decision not to run again signals a definitive transition to a new generation of โDemocratic โleaders.โค Theโ moveโ alsoโ follows a precedent she โฃset by โคadoptingโฃ the titleโฃ ofโข “Speaker Emerita,” a designation now mirrored by โformer โฃSpeaker Kevin McCarthy.
First elected to the House in 1987, Pelosi roseโ through the ranks, becoming โคHouse Minority Leader in 2003 and Speaker in 2007 – the first woman to hold the position.During her tenure as Speaker, she oversaw โขthe passage of landmark legislation โincluding the Affordable Careโฃ Act and โคthe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ofโฃ 2009.
Pelosi โfaced significant opposition throughout her career, including โtwo impeachment proceedings against President โTrump – in 2019 related to his dealings โคwith Ukraine, and in 2021 following โขthe January 6th Capitol attack. The Senate acquitted him in both instances.โ Sheโ spearheaded the creationโค of the January 6th Select Commitee, which produced a thorough 1,000-page report detailing the events surrounding โขthe attack and former President Trump’sโข role in inciting his supporters.
Following Democratic losses โin the 2022 midterm elections, Pelosi โขannounced she wouldโ not seek โคanother term as House Democraticโ leader, paving โฃthe way for a new leadership team. Her decision to leave Congress altogether concludes a remarkable chapter inโ American political history, leaving a lasting legacy on โขthe house โof Representatives andโฃ the โขnation.
