Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) announced Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year, ending a nearly four-decade congressional career that saw her become the first woman speaker of the House and wield more power on Capitol Hill than almost any man has before or — so far — after her.
“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress. With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your representative,” Pelosi, 85, said in a video released to her constituents in San Francisco that featured highlights of her career.
The Democrat announced her decision following the success of a redistricting ballot initiative launched by California Democrats. On Tuesday, voters gave the state license to redraw California’s 52 House districts in Democrats’ favor. Pelosi supported the effort, and its victory caps her quarter-century effort to make California the bedrock of Democratic politics on Capitol Hill.
This is not something to be celebrated for their legacy. 20 years too late.
Selfish fucks.
IllyriaCervarro on
Finally
KnezNikola on
Being a “Republican” and all, I tend to disagree with her more often than I agree but it is undeniable that she had a political career many would dream of. Shes getting pretty old anyways so pretty well-deserved
plane1938 on
Any chance Schumer follows her lead?
AccomplishedView1022 on
“I was in Congress for 39 years, and actively held back younger, more talented, and more in touch candidates for much of that time. I made myself dramatically wealthier and helped maintain the status quo. In many ways I am as responsible for Trump’s rise in power as anyone else, having been asleep at the wheel and resistant to change for decades.
Now celebrate my legacy you PEASANTS!”
Hey… I’m liberal AF and want to say clearly: good riddance to bad rubbish, and we can’t forget her quickly enough.
Special-Effort-9399 on
An undeniable force in Congress, but also a dinosaur who has enabled the current state of the Democratic Party through massive fundraising abilities and political power, and undercut the country’s progress towards its ideals by holding the Democratic Party to the will of corporate moderates when the people of this country need far greater representation.
Kneph on
Good riddance
BIGMCLARGEHUGE__ on
Chuck Schumer needs to be thrown out next.
BrokenXeno on
Fucking finally. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, you useless moron. Can you take Chuck with you?
JoeFTPgamerIOS on
Let’s make this a trend. Purge the elderly from your party DNC
orangesfwr on
I think Nancy Pelosi has been a great public servant, Speaker of the House, and member of congress, but she still should have retired more than 10 years ago, and members of congress still shouldn’t be able to directly trade on securities whose success or failure they influence, and on which they have access to non-public information.
Purona on
yall mad as shit
windsock17 on
Man, as a liberal, the last few days have been so filled with good news I feel like I’m being love bombed in an abusive relationship.
LieutJimDangle on
goodbye to one of the biggest insider traders in history, someone who held back the democratic party, keeping them centrist and old for decades. goodbye, good riddance.
littlebigeye on
Now get Mitch ‘Turtle Club’ McConnell next
psyker63 on
I remember when she was actually progressive. But then, I’m almost retired myself
ggmtz on
But why? She’s only 85! She still has at least another decade in her. 🙃
AndresDM on
Pelosi is retiring, Mamdani won, Dick Cheney died…
NWO here we come!
IndividualCall6676 on
50 years late
blue_hemoglobin on
Get rid of the old Democrat trash. We need more Mandani politicians less Pelosi’s
Emily_Postal on
She was a great Speaker who should have retired years ago.
WHTLGHTNNSTDFMTNDW on
‘Something something 20 years too late’ is either the meme or the line the bots are using today.
Brunson4Mayor on
Thank goodness 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
azentropy on
It was time (actually past time).
Ohuigin on
Damn. Mamdani coming through on campaign promises and my dude hasn’t even been sworn in yet.
SundayJeffrey on
Y’all really are blinded by your own biases. Pelosi opened so many doors for woman, and will go down as one of the biggest female trailblazers ever.
She may have been more moderate/centrist than you would have liked, especially near the end of her career. But shes a legend who deserves her flowers at the end.
rastagrrl on
All these cautious milquetoast dems need to go. This is an era for bold democratic leaders who aren’t afraid to offend and be disliked if necessary. More Mamdanis and AOCs please.
wickedweather on
She’s 85, you know there is a lower age limit to being president it’s 35. There should also be an upper limit at election time, maybe 65. I’m thinking for all elected officials, for congress, senate, and even president.
1footN on
To be fair, without her , no ACA. But yeh I am glad to see her go.
mattfromjoisey on
Good. Fucking. Riddance.
Used the office to amass wealth for herself while holding everyone else back. Can’t take the money to the grave, asshole.
AModel3Owner on
She was an excellent speaker who delivered a lot of democratic wins, and she protected rules that allowed insider trading and stayed in office past when she should have graciously exited which is going to tarnish her legacy in the minds of many
Acrobatic_County_307 on
Last good congressman retired
SmartQuokka on
She did a fair amount of good in her time in Congress, she defeated GWB’s attempt to privatize social security and more.
That said this is 2025 and while i respect her positive contributions, i hope someone more progressive comes along.
Ok-Savings3121 on
good riddance
andrea247 on
They need to pass legislation implementing age limits. Even if the forced retirement age is as high as 80, that would still be something.
iron64 on
Why am I supposed to herald her announcing she won’t run for re-election at the age of 85 like it’s some dignified passing of the torch? We really need to get away from being represented by the elderly. They don’t have to live with the decisions they’re making very long.
howdudo on
And everyone from the far left to the far right exhaled and said *finally*
Except for maybe some propagandist who were able to use her to their advantage
I can’t think of a politician that has made Democrats look worse. The fact that she got away with all of that inside trading
Hossflex on
Thank god she’s done. Should’ve happened a decade ago
DrRealName on
She knew she was going to be primaried this year and didn’t want to suffer the embarrassment of losing. Oh well. About time. She should have retired 5 years ago.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) announced Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year, ending a nearly four-decade congressional career that saw her become the first woman speaker of the House and wield more power on Capitol Hill than almost any man has before or — so far — after her.
“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress. With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your representative,” Pelosi, 85, said in a video released to her constituents in San Francisco that featured highlights of her career.
The Democrat announced her decision following the success of a redistricting ballot initiative launched by California Democrats. On Tuesday, voters gave the state license to redraw California’s 52 House districts in Democrats’ favor. Pelosi supported the effort, and its victory caps her quarter-century effort to make California the bedrock of Democratic politics on Capitol Hill.
Read more here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/06/nancy-pelosi-retire-2025-house-speaker-democrats/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/06/nancy-pelosi-retire-2025-house-speaker-democrats/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com)
Good
This is not something to be celebrated for their legacy. 20 years too late.
Selfish fucks.
Finally
Being a “Republican” and all, I tend to disagree with her more often than I agree but it is undeniable that she had a political career many would dream of. Shes getting pretty old anyways so pretty well-deserved
Any chance Schumer follows her lead?
“I was in Congress for 39 years, and actively held back younger, more talented, and more in touch candidates for much of that time. I made myself dramatically wealthier and helped maintain the status quo. In many ways I am as responsible for Trump’s rise in power as anyone else, having been asleep at the wheel and resistant to change for decades.
Now celebrate my legacy you PEASANTS!”
Hey… I’m liberal AF and want to say clearly: good riddance to bad rubbish, and we can’t forget her quickly enough.
An undeniable force in Congress, but also a dinosaur who has enabled the current state of the Democratic Party through massive fundraising abilities and political power, and undercut the country’s progress towards its ideals by holding the Democratic Party to the will of corporate moderates when the people of this country need far greater representation.
Good riddance
Chuck Schumer needs to be thrown out next.
Fucking finally. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, you useless moron. Can you take Chuck with you?
Let’s make this a trend. Purge the elderly from your party DNC
I think Nancy Pelosi has been a great public servant, Speaker of the House, and member of congress, but she still should have retired more than 10 years ago, and members of congress still shouldn’t be able to directly trade on securities whose success or failure they influence, and on which they have access to non-public information.
yall mad as shit
Man, as a liberal, the last few days have been so filled with good news I feel like I’m being love bombed in an abusive relationship.
goodbye to one of the biggest insider traders in history, someone who held back the democratic party, keeping them centrist and old for decades. goodbye, good riddance.
Now get Mitch ‘Turtle Club’ McConnell next
I remember when she was actually progressive. But then, I’m almost retired myself
But why? She’s only 85! She still has at least another decade in her. 🙃
Pelosi is retiring, Mamdani won, Dick Cheney died…
NWO here we come!
50 years late
Get rid of the old Democrat trash. We need more Mandani politicians less Pelosi’s
She was a great Speaker who should have retired years ago.
‘Something something 20 years too late’ is either the meme or the line the bots are using today.
Thank goodness 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
It was time (actually past time).
Damn. Mamdani coming through on campaign promises and my dude hasn’t even been sworn in yet.
Y’all really are blinded by your own biases. Pelosi opened so many doors for woman, and will go down as one of the biggest female trailblazers ever.
She may have been more moderate/centrist than you would have liked, especially near the end of her career. But shes a legend who deserves her flowers at the end.
All these cautious milquetoast dems need to go. This is an era for bold democratic leaders who aren’t afraid to offend and be disliked if necessary. More Mamdanis and AOCs please.
She’s 85, you know there is a lower age limit to being president it’s 35. There should also be an upper limit at election time, maybe 65. I’m thinking for all elected officials, for congress, senate, and even president.
To be fair, without her , no ACA. But yeh I am glad to see her go.
Good. Fucking. Riddance.
Used the office to amass wealth for herself while holding everyone else back. Can’t take the money to the grave, asshole.
She was an excellent speaker who delivered a lot of democratic wins, and she protected rules that allowed insider trading and stayed in office past when she should have graciously exited which is going to tarnish her legacy in the minds of many
Last good congressman retired
She did a fair amount of good in her time in Congress, she defeated GWB’s attempt to privatize social security and more.
That said this is 2025 and while i respect her positive contributions, i hope someone more progressive comes along.
good riddance
They need to pass legislation implementing age limits. Even if the forced retirement age is as high as 80, that would still be something.
Why am I supposed to herald her announcing she won’t run for re-election at the age of 85 like it’s some dignified passing of the torch? We really need to get away from being represented by the elderly. They don’t have to live with the decisions they’re making very long.
And everyone from the far left to the far right exhaled and said *finally*
Except for maybe some propagandist who were able to use her to their advantage
I can’t think of a politician that has made Democrats look worse. The fact that she got away with all of that inside trading
Thank god she’s done. Should’ve happened a decade ago
She knew she was going to be primaried this year and didn’t want to suffer the embarrassment of losing. Oh well. About time. She should have retired 5 years ago.
Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out lady