Nancy Pelosi Says She Won’t Seek Democratic Leadership Role In Next Congress
deadline.comHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will not seek a leadership post in the next Congress but instead will assist in the transition to the next generation of Democrats in top positions.
With Republicans gaining control of Congress, the question had been whether Pelosi, 82, would seek to continue in a leadership post as minority leader.
Pelosi has been one of the most effective speakers in the history of Congress, a lightning rod on the right but extraordinarily skillful in marshaling the Democratic caucus.
The first and so far only woman to serve as speaker, from 2007 to 2011 and then returning in 2019, Pelosi has secured votes on landmark legislation regarding healthcare, climate, criminal justice reform, gun reform and same-sex marriage.
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