83-year-old former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., US, on Friday, announced that she will run for reelection in 2024.
As reported by npr.org on Friday, Pelosi first revealed her plans at a breakfast with volunteers in San Francisco.
She followed up publicly with an announcement on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter.
“Now more than ever, our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” the post read. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL.
“That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote. -Nancy.”
Pelosi’s announcement comes as Democrats look to retake control of the House of Representatives after losing nine seats in the 2022 midterm election.
Pelosi shattered the marble ceiling and leaves a historic leadership legacy.
There have been questions about Pelosi’s political future since the 83-year-old former Democratic leader announced in November of last year that she would not run for another term in party leadership.
Pelosi was the first woman elected Speaker of the House in 2007.
She served until 2011 when Republicans regained control of the chamber. She was reelected in 2019 — the first Speaker since the Sam Rayburn to claim the speakership twice.
Pelosi announced she was stepping down from leadership in November 2022 and endorsed Rep Hakeem Jeffries to lead the Democratic caucus.
“The hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect, she had said then, stepping down from top positions she has held for two decades.
Pelosi remains the first woman to hold the Speaker mantle. Her decision to step down from Democratic leadership is a watershed moment for the party.
“For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect, and I am grateful that so many are ready and willing to shoulder this awesome responsibility,” Pelosi had said on the House floor.
Pelosi said she “enjoyed working with three presidents” during her time as speaker, “achieving historic investments in clean energy” with George W. Bush, overhauling the healthcare system with Barack Obama and taking a series of historic actions alongside Joe Biden.
Source: npr.org
