Nancy Pelosi
Official portrait, 2019
60th & 63rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives In office Preceded by Paul Ryan Succeeded by Kevin McCarthy In office Preceded by Dennis Hastert Succeeded by John Boehner House Minority Leader In office Deputy Steny Hoyer Preceded by John Boehner Succeeded by Kevin McCarthy In office Deputy Steny Hoyer Preceded by Dick Gephardt Succeeded by John Boehner House Minority Whip In office Leader Dick Gephardt Preceded by David Bonior Succeeded by Steny Hoyer Member of theU.S. House of Representatives California Assumed office Preceded by Sala Burton Constituency 5th district (1987–1993)8th district (1993–2013)12th district (2013–present)Chair of theCalifornia Democratic Party In office Preceded by Charles Manatt Succeeded by Peter Kelly Personal details Born Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro
(1940-03-26 ) March 26, 1940 (age 85) Towson, Maryland , U.S.Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Children 5, includingChristine andAlexandra Relatives Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (Father)Education Trinity Washington University (BA )Net worth US$ 26.4 million[ 1] Signature Website House website Party website
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is anAmerican politician . She served as theSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. She was also Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She represents the 12th district ofCalifornia , which is part of the city ofSan Francisco . She was first elected to Congress in 1987.
Pelosi is a member of theDemocratic Party . She is the first woman to lead a major party in theUnited States Congress .[source? She is also the first woman and the first Italian-American to be the Speaker of the House. On January 3, 2019, Pelosi was elected speaker for the second time.[ 2] Sam Rayburn in 1955.[ 3]
In the2022 midterm elections , Republicans won control of the House, thus ending her second speakership.[ 4] [ 5] House Democratic Caucus appointed PelosiSpeaker Emerita of the United States House of Representatives .[ 6]
Pelosi was born in University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland and she is ofItalian heritage.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Mayor ofBaltimore ,Maryland . He served five terms in Congress. Her brother,Thomas D'Alesandro III , also was Mayor of Baltimore. He died in October 2019, aged 90.
Pelosi graduated from Trinity College inWashington, D.C. in 1962. She and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have five children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra. They also have five grandchildren.
On September 24, 2019, Pelosi announced the start offirst impeachment hearings into Donald Trump .[ 10] impeached Trump, though he was later acquitted in the Senate.
On January 14, 2021, Pelosi announced the start of thesecond impeachment hearings into Donald Trump .[ 11]
On August 5, 2022, China imposed sanctions on Speaker Pelosi and her immediate family. This was because she visited Taiwan on August 2.[ 12]
↑ Hickey, Walter (August 23, 2012)."The 15 Richest Members Of Congress" .Business Insider . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2017 . ↑ DBonis, Mike; Sullivan, Sean (January 3, 2019)."Pelosi re-elected as House speaker as 116th Congress opens" .The Mercury News . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019 . ↑ Riley, Tonya (January 3, 2019)."Nancy Pelosi Is Voted Speaker of the House, Which Means Democrats Are Officially in Control" .Mother Jones . RetrievedMay 17, 2019 . ↑ Breuninger, Kevin (November 16, 2022)."Republicans take control of the House, NBC News projects" .CNBC . RetrievedNovember 16, 2022 . ↑ Rogers, Alex; Grayer, Annie; Raju, Manu (2022-11-17)."Nancy Pelosi announces she won't run for leadership post, marking the end of an era" .CNN . Retrieved2022-11-17 . ↑ Diaz, Daniella."Jeffries expected to succeed Pelosi as top House Democrat at leadership elections Wednesday" .CNN ↑ Page, Susan."Nancy Pelosi's birth 80 years ago made headlines, too, as perils gathered for the nation" .The Commercial Appeal . Retrieved2020-07-26 . ↑ Sandalow, Marc (2008-04-29).Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power ISBN 978-1-59486-807-8 ↑ Page, Susan (2021-04-20).Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power ISBN 978-1-5387-5071-1 ↑ Fandos, Nicholas (2019-09-24)."Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved2019-09-24 . ↑ "Donald Trump impeached: what you need to know" .the Guardian . 2021-01-13. Retrieved2021-01-15 .↑ Amaro, Silvia."China sanctions Pelosi over trip to Taiwan, says visit was an 'egregious provocation' .CNBC . Retrieved2022-11-01 .
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