Nancy Pelosi
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-11| Age | 86 (b. 1940-03-26) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 1987-01-06 (~39 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White; Italian-American |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore (high school, 1958); Trinity College, Washington, D.C. (B.A. in Political Science, 1962) |
| Prior occupation | Democratic Party organizer and official before elected office; Chair of the California Democratic Party (1981-1983); Democratic National Committee member (1976-1996); homemaker raising five children |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | Married — Paul Pelosi |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Notable relatives | Father Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (Mayor of Baltimore and U.S. Representative from Maryland); brother Thomas D'Alesandro III (Mayor of Baltimore); daughter Christine Pelosi (Democratic strategist); daughter Alexandra Pelosi (documentary filmmaker) |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1987 |
| Previous offices | Chair, California Democratic Party (1981-1983) · U.S. Representative, California's 5th district (1987-1993) · U.S. Representative, California's 8th district (1993-2013) · U.S. Representative, California's 12th district (2013-2023) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Italian American Delegation |
| Leadership | House Democratic Whip / Minority Whip (2002-2003) · House Minority Leader (2003-2007; 2011-2019) · Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2011; 2019-2023) · Speaker Emerita (2023-present) |
| Ideology | Liberal voting record; DW-NOMINATE first-dimension score of approximately -0.515 in the 110th Congress (left-leaning). |
| Signature legislation | Affordable Care Act (2010) - key advocate as Speaker · Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 · Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 · American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) · CHIPS and Science Act (2022) · Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 · Ryan White CARE Act (co-author, 1990) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Alphabet Inc. (Google) | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Amazon.com Inc. | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Microsoft Corp. | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Salesforce Inc. | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Nvidia Corp. | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | stock · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. Units | stock · 2024 |
| Commercial and residential real estate (incl. Napa Valley vineyard/winery) | real_estate · 2024 |
| Financial Leasing Services, Inc. (political data/consulting firm) | business_owned · 2024 |
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Lawyers/Law Firms · Real Estate
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — FEC MUR 5328: PAC to the Future and Team Majority Conciliation Agreement — Affiliated PAC Contribution Limit Violations business
In late 2002, as Pelosi was seeking the House Democratic Minority Leader position, she operated two affiliated leadership PACs — PAC to the Future and Team Majority — with the same treasurer (Leo McCarthy). Because the PACs were affiliated, their contributions to candidates were required to be aggregated for purposes of federal contribution limits. By failing to disclose the affiliation and by making contributions that exceeded the Act's limits when aggregated, both PACs violated 2 U.S.C. §§ 433(b)(2), 441a(a)(2)(A), and 441a(f). A complaint was filed by Kenneth F. Boehm of the National Legal and Policy Center. The FEC voted to find reason to believe violations occurred and entered conciliation agreements with both PACs; the combined civil penalty was $21,000. Three recipient campaigns (Van Hollen for Congress, Julie Thomas for Congress, and Joe Turnham for Congress) also paid fines totaling $7,000 for accepting excessive contributions.