Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. She has won every election since, including the 2024 election.

She served as speaker of the House from 2007-2011, and was elected to that position again in 2019 when the Democrats regained control of the House following the 2018 midterm elections, serving until 2023. In Congress, Pelosi was the first woman to lead a major political party, to serve as Democratic whip and to serve as speaker of the House, the highest elective office in the United States to be held by a woman prior to the election of Kamala Harris as vice president in 2020.

Pelosi was born March 26, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in 1962. Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939-1947 and served as mayor of Baltimore from 1947-1959.

Prior to serving in Congress, Pelosi served as chair of the California State Democratic Party from 1981-1983. From 1985-1986, she served as the finance chairman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She represented California's 5th District from 1988-1993, the 8th District from 1993-2013, the 12th District from 2013-2023, and the 11th since 2023.

For more information on Pelosi's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.