Nancy Pelosi led House Democrats for almost two decades, encompassing two stretches as speaker under four presidents. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Nancy Pelosi, the 85-year-old California Democrat and first woman to serve as US House speaker, has announced that she will retire from Congress at the end of her term.
Ms Pelosi led House Democrats for almost two decades, encompassing two stretches as speaker under four presidents. She announced her retirement in a video posted on social media Thursday morning.
“We have made history. We have made progress,” she said in the video. “And now, we must continue to do so by remaining full participants in our democracy and fighting for the American ideals we hold dear.”
Her departure leaves a vacancy in a solidly Democratic San Francisco-based seat
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