Nancy Pelosi
U.S. House · CA-11 · Democrats · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · CA-11
Biography
Overview
Nancy Pelosi is a Democrat representing California's 11th congressional district (San Francisco) in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in 1987, she served as Speaker of the House from 2007–2011 and again from 2019–2023, making her the first woman to hold the position. She was the leader of House Democrats from 2003–2023. In November 2025, she announced she would retire in January 2027.
Career
Pelosi's legislative achievements include the Affordable Care Act (which she spearheaded), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. She co-authored the Ryan White CARE Act for HIV/AIDS services and helped shape the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. She opposed the Iraq War and the proposed Social Security privatization under President Bush. During her second speakership, the House impeached President Trump twice. Scholars have called her tenure as speaker among the most effective in modern history.
Prior political experience
Pelosi was first elected to Congress in a special election in 1987 to succeed Sala Burton. She has been reelected 18 times without substantial opposition. In the 2020 Federal General Election, she received 281,776 votes (77.6% of the vote). She has not faced a serious Republican challenger since the early 1960s and won an average of 80% of the vote in her first seven reelection campaigns (1988–2004).
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)
Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)
Campaigns targeting Nancy Pelosi
No active campaigns target Nancy Pelosi right now.
Start a campaign targeting Nancy PelosiOfficeholding history
| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | U.S. House CA-11 | 2025–present | In progress | Nancy Pelosi | — |
| 1st | U.S. House CA-11 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | Mark DeSaulnier | Nancy Pelosi |
| 5th | U.S. House CA-12 | 2021–2023 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Lateefah Simon |
| 4th | U.S. House CA-12 | 2019–2021 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 3rd | U.S. House CA-12 | 2017–2019 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 2nd | U.S. House CA-12 | 2015–2017 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 1st | U.S. House CA-12 | 2013–2015 | Term ended | — | Nancy Pelosi |
| 10th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2011–2013 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Jay Obernolte |
| 9th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2009–2011 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 8th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2007–2009 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 7th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2005–2007 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 6th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2003–2005 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 5th | U.S. House CA-8 | 2001–2003 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 4th | U.S. House CA-8 | 1999–2001 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 3rd | U.S. House CA-8 | 1997–1999 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 2nd | U.S. House CA-8 | 1995–1997 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 1st | U.S. House CA-8 | 1993–1995 | Term ended | — | Nancy Pelosi |
| 3rd | U.S. House CA-5 | 1991–1993 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Doris O. Matsui |
| 2nd | U.S. House CA-5 | 1989–1991 | Term ended | Nancy Pelosi | Nancy Pelosi |
| 1st | U.S. House CA-5 | 1987–1989 | Term ended | — | Nancy Pelosi |
Current term legislation
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8175
To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Apr 2, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7973
Momnibus Act
Mar 18, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7915
Clarence Mitchell, Jr. Statue Act
Mar 12, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7877
Shane DiGiovanna Act
Mar 9, 2026INTRODUCED - H.R. 7802
DISCLOSE Act of 2026
Mar 4, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7531
Healthy Families Act
Feb 12, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7541
U.S. Farmworker Protection Act
Feb 12, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7254
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
Jan 27, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7004
Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026
Jan 9, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6842
Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act
Dec 18, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. House CA-12 | Won | 77.63% |
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