Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress
by Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles from World news | The Guardian on (#719A8)
Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speaker
Nancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.
Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly 40 years, said in a video address to her constituents that she would not be seeking re-election". Smiling as the music swelled over footage of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics, she said she would finish out her final year in office.
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