Passing the gavel: Pelosi says she’s ready to step aside from Dem party leadership role

Bay Area congresswoman Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she is stepping down from Democratic leadership in the next term of Congress after being the first woman ever to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Pelosi, D-San Francisco, has been in Congress since 1987 and was re-elected in last week’s election. In 2006, she made history as the first woman chosen as House Speaker by her party. When Democrats regained a voting majority in the House following the 2018 elections, she was re-elected again to the position.