Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected Speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress. Pelosi has represented California's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. She was born and raised in Baltimore and is the daughter of mayor and congressman Thomas D'Alesandro.