10 Things You Didn't Know About Nancy Pelosi

Nancy (Patricia D'Alesandro) Pelosi was born on March 26, 1940, in Baltimore,
Maryland, United States..

She was born into a very politically active Italian-American family. Her father was a prominent Baltimore Democrat, and both he and Nancy’s brother have been mayors of Baltimore.

#1 Nancy Pelosi is a lifelong politician.

#2 She has represented California in the House of Representatives since 1987.

#3 She was the first female Congressional leader of a significant party.

#4 As Speaker, she is the most powerful woman in American politics to date.

#5 She received a lifetime pro-LGBT Achievement award in 2013.

The Speaker chose not to institute impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush for knowingly lying about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

#6 She chose not to impeach George W. Bush.

#7 The Speaker launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

#8 Pelosi is mother to five—Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul, and Alexandra, all born within six years.

#9 Pelosi has been a formidable force within the Democratic Party, raising more money than any other congressional Democrat–around $100 million since taking the reins of party leadership.

She was born into a very politically active Italian-American family. Her father was a prominent Baltimore Democrat, and both he and Nancy’s brother have been mayors of Baltimore.

#10 Nancy Pelosi is a lifelong politician.