On Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi, who is the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, said that she would run for another term as a Democrat. The veteran Congresswoman is seeking a record 19th term. She did not mention if she would continue with her leadership role in the Democratic Party. One of the reasons she cited for running was that more work had to be done “for the children.”
Pelosi said that the nation’s democracy was at risk as there were “assaults on the truth, the assault on the U.S. Capitol and the state-by-state assault on voting rights.” She said that the coming midterms were “crucial” as “our Democracy” was at stake.
She added that the Democrats didn’t “agonize.” Instead they “organize” and that was the reason why she was “running for re-election to Congress.”
Nancy Pelosi has been representing San Francisco from 1987. She became the House Speaker from 2007 to 2011 and remains the first woman speaker of the House. Later, she was the House Minority Leader from 2011 to 2018. When she became the House Speaker in 2019, she said that her tenure as Speaker would be limited to four years.
In her recent address on Twitter, she only mentioned a reelection bid. She did not mention the Speaker position. Instead, she spoke of the need to work for the future of “the children in the nation. “ She also spoke of the achievements of her party, the Democratic Party and her achievements in the party.
She mentioned her role in dealing with the HIV/AIDS crisis, and the Passage of the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, in 2010. She has also been instrumental in pushing through al lot of President Joe Biden’s agenda including the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and a part of the Build Back Better plan.
Pelosi made her announcement as the deadline for filing a candidacy in San Francisco approaches. She is not only the most prominent Democrat in the Bay area of California but is also the highest fundraiser in the Golden State and has raised funds to the tune of a billion dollars.
