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Nancy Pelosi was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to an Italian-American family. She was the only daughter and the youngest of six children of Annunciata M. "Nancy" D'Alesandro (née Lombardi) [ 4 ] and Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. [ 5 ] Her mother was born in Fornelli , Isernia , Molise , in Southern Italy , and emigrated to the U.S. in 1912; [ 6 ] her ...
Nancy Pelosi: Democratic California: House Yes 114.7 12 John Hoeven: Republican North Dakota: Senate Yes 93.4 13 Suzan DelBene: Democratic Washington: House Yes 79.4 14 Fred Upton: Republican Michigan House No 79.0 15 Ron Johnson: Republican Wisconsin: Senate Yes 78.5 16 Roger Williams: Republican Texas: House Yes 67.0 17 Buddy Carter ...
Of the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi. Altogether, there have been 65 occasions on which a new speaker took ...
Nancy Pelosi made history as the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. A look at her life, family, husband Paul, and success.
Nancy Pelosi was born on March 26, 1940; she is currently 82 years old. How much is the Speaker of the House paid? The Speaker of the House is paid $223,500 per year.
Nancy Pelosi is a prominent American politician who has been Speaker of the United States House of Representatives twice, from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker and is considered one of the most consequential House Speakers in American history. [ 1 ]
The title has undergone several name changes, with the title being known as the titular "Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives" during Pelosi's second speakership; it is said to replace the Assistant to the Leader post established in 1999; first held by Rosa DeLauro and last held by Chris Van Hollen.
In typical Pelosi style, she not only entered the race, but she won. Lauter, whose mother is a close friend of Pelosi's, then made a prediction: One day she would be House speaker.