Nancy Pelosi expected to announce she won’t run for reelection in 2026

Sources close to Nancy Pelosi expect the -year-old Democratic party stalwart to retire from politics next year Pelosi will make a speech addressing her future after Californians vote on whether to redraw the state s electoral map to create more Democrat-held seats in the U S House of Representatives according to NBC News RELATED Electoral contest Everything Bay Area voters need to know before Nov polling The state s ballot measure Proposition seeks to offset mid-decade redistricting efforts in red states including Texas intended to maintain a Republican majority in Congress Pelosi has represented the majority of San Francisco since Multiple Democratic insiders reportedly mentioned they don t expect her to seek reelection in President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-CA during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May in Washington DC Photo by Kent Nishimura Getty Images Rep Nancy Pelosi D-CA holds the gavel she used in the House of Representatives years earlier when the Affordable Care Act was passed during a news conference to mark the anniversary at the U S Capitol on March in Washington DC Photo by Chip Somodevilla Getty Images Congressional candidate Nancy Pelosi is pictured at her headquarters in San Francisco April AP Photo Paul Sakuma Rep Nancy Pelosi D-Calif middle speaks to reporters after a campaign event on Proposition in San Francisco Monday Nov AP Photo Jeff Chiu Show Caption of President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-CA during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May in Washington DC Photo by Kent Nishimura Getty Images Expand She s going to go out with Prop overwhelmingly passing and what a crowning achievement for her to do that one of those sources described NBC News Pelosi hasn t addressed primary challenges from younger Democrats bidding for her seat in the midterm referendum though she appears to have the support to go on the offensive Her crew hasn t addressed speculation about her plans for and beyond She filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission in November The former Speaker of the House has long been among the the bulk powerful figures in Democratic politics Pressure from Pelosi is maintained to have led to former President Joe Biden abandoning his reelection bid Months earlier Biden awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom She s also been an effective antagonist against President Trump who won that polling to serve a second term in office Trump has also had tough words for his Democratic rival whom he called crazy during a speech In the same speech Trump made fun of her husband Paul Pelosi who d not long ago been attacked and seriously wounded by a hammer-wielding man who broke into the couple s San Francisco home