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November 7, 2025

Nancy Pelosi, Who Served as First-Ever Female House Speaker, to Retire from Congress in 2027
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California Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she
will not seek reelection when her term ends in early 2027. Pelosi has
represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly four decades. In 2007,
she was elected as the first female speaker of the House, where she
exerted powerful control over House Democrats as they took up major
legislation, including the Affordable Care Act under President Obama.
She served a second term as House speaker from 2019 to 2023.


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