Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement will open up her San Francisco-based House seat for the first time in decades, with eyes already turning to state Democrats to see who will jump into the jungle primary to replace the political powerhouse.

The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.

Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on CNN Thursday.

Nancy Pelosi deserves credit for helping millions of people. She's also partly responsible for how we got here.

As Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement, it’s worth examining her legacy and where the Democratic Party stands today, writes.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, announced on Nov. 6 that she would be retiring after 20 terms in Congress. It was a long time coming. Pelosi, 85, said in a video to her constituents that she would not be seeking reelection in 2026 and would leave at the end of her term after nearly four decades in office.

Pelosi, who was first elected in 1987, once said she never expected to serve in Congress more than 10 years. She recalled seeing a geriatric House member hobbling on a cane and telling a colleague, "It's never going to be me. I'm not staying around that long."

Nancy Pelosi was known as a Democratic party fundraiser and housewife in 1987, before her ascent to power in a short and vicious knife fight of a campaign.