Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking reelection in 2024, following her decision not to run for another term in party leadership in 2022.
Announcement details: Pelosi first shared her reelection plans at a volunteer breakfast in San Francisco, and later confirmed the decision on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter.
* In her public announcement, Pelosi stressed the necessity of advancing San Francisco values and declared: “That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote.”
Political backstory: This decision comes as Democrats aim to regain control of the House, after a nine-seat loss in the 2022 midterm elections.
* Pelosi’s political future has been questioned since she announced in November 2022 that she would not seek another term in party leadership.
* Pelosi was the first woman elected speaker of the House in 2007 and the first speaker since Sam Rayburn to claim the speakership twice.
Leadership history: In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House, a position she held until 2011 and regained in 2019.
* She stepped down from this leadership role in November 2022 and endorsed Rep Hakeem Jeffries to lead the Democratic caucus.
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