Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and will step down at the end of her term in January, 2027.

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career of a progressive Democratic icon often vilified by the right. The 85-year-old congresswoman, first elected in 1987, made her announcement two days after voters in California on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved “Proposition 50,” a state redistricting effort aimed at flipping five House seats to Democrats in next year’s midterm elections.

California’s embrace of “Proposition 50” was in response to a similar move by Texas to boost Republicans’ chances. T

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