SPEAKER of the House’s Nancy Pelosi has had a storied career in politics since she first became a House representative for California more than three decades ago.

The lawmaker, who is running for her 18th term in Congress, became the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House in 2007, and was the highest-ranking female elected official in US history until Kamala Harris was elected Vice President in 2020.

How long has Nancy Pelosi been in office?

Nancy Pelosi, 81, is the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives.

She has been working for the government since 1987, first serving as a US representative from California.

Pelosi has represented San Francisco, California’s 12th District, in Congress for nearly 33 years. 

She has also led House Democrats for 16 years and previously served as House Democratic Whip. 

The Speaker is the second-highest-ranking female elected official in US history after Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

When was she elected Speaker of the House?

Pelosi assumed the role of Speaker of the House in 2007.

She served twice each as House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and 2011 to 2019.

On January 3, 2021, Pelosi was re-elected to a fourth term as Speaker of the House, marking her last serving term.

While in office, she has worked to pass Wall Street reforms to limit big banks and protect consumers, as well as the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.

Additionally, she passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to restore the ability of women and all workers to access our judicial system to fight pay discrimination.

In 2010, Pelosi led Congress in repealing the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.

Pelosi worked closely with the Obama administration to provide healthcare for Americans, which was later introduced in legislation like the Affordable Care Act.

On January 25, 2022, Pelosi announced that she was running for an 18th term in Congress.

"Our Democracy is at risk because of assaults on the truth, the assault on the US capitol and the state-by-state assault on voting rights. This election is crucial. Nothing less is at stake than our Democracy," Pelosi said, according to CBS. 

Adding: "But as we say, we don't agonize, we organize. And that is why I am running for re-election to Congress."

Who is Nancy Pelosi married to?

The Speaker married Paul Pelosi in September of 1963.

The pair married in Baltimore, Maryland.

Paul, 80, was born in San Francisco, California, and sits on many philanthropic and corporate boards.

He owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc, which is a San Francisco-based real estate and consulting firm.

Together they have five children and nine grandchildren.

Pelosi and her husband reportedly hold properties "worth at least $14.65million, including a St Helena vineyard in Napa Valley worth at least $5million, and commercial real estate in San Francisco," according to Roll Call.

Pelosi is the sixth-richest member of the House of Representatives with a net worth of roughly $114million.

Will Pelosi impeach Trump?

After President Trump’s first impeachment failed to pass in the Senate, Pelosi reintroduced the idea to impeach the president after the deadly Capitol riots on January 6.

In a statement sent to colleagues, Pelosi cited former US President Richard Nixon's resignation as she demanded Trump resign.

"Nearly fifty years ago, after years of enabling their rogue President, Republicans in Congress finally told President Nixon that it was time to go," Pelosi wrote.

"Today, following the President’s dangerous and seditious acts, Republicans in Congress need to follow that example and call on Trump to depart his office – immediately. 

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"If the President does not leave office imminently and willingly, the Congress will proceed with our action," Pelosi vowed.

Americans and members of Congress across the country have called for the president to step down, or for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment – a move that would forcibly oust Trump.

Pelosi cited a "horrific assault on our Democracy" following riots at the Capitol that left five dead.

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