Pelosi’s decision comes amid speculation about her political future after she announced she would be stepping down as leader of the House Democratic caucus.
“Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” Pelosi said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote.”
Since Sam Rayburn, who became speaker before World War II, no Democratic speaker has returned to life in the rank-and-file and continued to serve more than a year after his or her tenure ended. Instead, Pelosi’s predecessors either retired from Congress at the same time they gave up the gavel or retired outright within months of stepping down as speaker.
In the weeks that followed that announcement, Pelosi emphasized the importance of defending democracy, turning a lame-duck session of Congress into her swan song of sorts as a foil against former president Donald Trump.Pelosi acknowledged at the time that she would be transitioning from a role that comes with “awesome power” to one with still “strong,” if subtler influence, particularly on women who might want to run for office.
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