The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosiannounced Thursday that he will remain a member of Congress serving San Francisco, but that he will not seek re-election to his party leadership.
“I will not seek re-election for the Democratic leadership in the next Congress. For me, the time has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I respect so much, and I am grateful that so many people are ready and willing to take on this incredible responsibility,” said Pelosi, quoted by chain CNN.
Scripture teaches us that, for everything, there is a season – and a time for every purpose under heaven.
As Speaker, it has been my privilege to play a part in forging extraordinary progress for the American people. pic.twitter.com/lCFZc4qNfc
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) November 17, 2022
Pelosi, the report notes, was the leader of the House Democrats for two decades, building a legacy as one of the most powerful and controversial figures in American politics.
In a speech to the House of Representatives, Pelosi on Thursday defended the party’s legislative achievements under her leadership before saying, “Now we must move boldly into the future.”
The announcement comes after Democrats lost their majority in the House of Representatives but retained control of the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections, avoiding a potentially larger “red wave.”
At 82, Pelosi rose to the top of the Democratic House caucus in 2002 after persuading many Democrats to vote against a resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
His political career was marked by an extraordinary ability to understand and overcome these political changes, holding together the warring factions within his party to pass important laws. She got the leadership gavel twice, after the 2006 and 2018 elections, and lost it after the 2010 election, she says. CNN.
Lately, he had scored a series of milestones with one of the smallest party factions in history, passing a pandemic relief package. Her Biden-era legislative victories cemented her reputation as one of the most successful party leaders in Congress.
Last month a man broke into the Democrat’s home in San Francisco and, failing to find her, attacked her husband Paul.
