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Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from Congress
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Mrs Nancy Pelosi has been at the forefront in battling for control of the US Congress.
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WASHINGTON - Mrs Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the US House of Representatives, said on Nov 6 that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career of a progressive Democratic icon often vilified by the right.
The 85-year-old congresswoman, first elected in 1987, made her announcement two days after voters in California on Nov 4 overwhelmingly approved “Proposition 50”, a state redistricting effort aimed at flipping five House seats to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
