Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will retire from Congress at the end of her term and will not seek re-election in 2026.
“I have truly loved serving as your voice in Congress, and I have always honored the song of St. Francis, ‘Lord make an instrument of thy peace,’ the anthem of our city. That is why I want you, my fellow San Franciscans, to be the first to know. I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” Pelosi said. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative as we go forward.”
“With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative. As we go forward, my message to the city I love is this: San Francisco, know your power,” she added. “We have made history. We have made progress. We have always led the way, and now we must continue to do so by remaining full participants in our Democracy and fighting for the American ideals we hold dear.”
“We have always led the way, and now we must continue to do so by remaining full participants in our Democracy and fighting for the American ideals we hold dear.”
Pelosi served as House Speaker from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 and 2023.
President Trump celebrated Pelosi’s announcement, telling Fox News, “The retirement of Nancy Pelosi is a great thing for America.” He called her “evil” and “corrupt.”
“She was rapidly losing control of her party and it was never coming back. I’m very honored she impeached me twice and failed miserably twice,” Trump said.
Last month, Pelosi condemned President Trump as the “worst president for children in America’s history.”
“My ‘why’—why I got into politics—is for the children. Whether it’s the food they eat, the health care they have, the education they receive, the economic security of their families, or their safety from gun violence, he is the worst president for children in American history,” she argued.
