Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

Minority Leader

Biography

District: 12th District
Political Highlights: Calif. Democratic Party chairwoman, 1981-83; U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-present
Born: March 26, 1940; Baltimore, Md.
Residence: San Francisco
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Husband, Paul Pelosi; five children
Education: Trinity College (D.C.), A.B. 1962
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 1987 (14th full term)
Committee Assignments: None

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	160,067	83.3
		John Dennis (R)	32,197	16.7

2012	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	253,709	85.1
		John Dennis (R)	44,478	14.9

2010	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	167,957	80.1
		John Dennis (R)	31,711	15.1
		Gloria La Riva (PFP)	5,161	2.5
		Philip Berg (LIBERT)	4,843	2.3

2008	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	204,996	71.9
		Cindy Sheehan (I)	46,118	16.2
		Dana Walsh (R)	27,614	9.7
		Philip Berg (LIBERT)	6,504	2.3

2006	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	148,435	80.4
		Mike DeNunzio (R)	19,800	10.7
		Krissy Keefer (GREEN)	13,653	7.4
		Philip Berg (LIBERT)	2,751	1.5

2004	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	224,017	83.0
		Jennifer Depalma (R)	31,074	11.5
		Leilani Dowell (PF)	9,527	3.5

2002	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	127,684	79.6
		G. German (R)	20,063	12.5
		Jay Pond (GREEN)	10,033	6.3
		Ira Spivack (LIBERT)	2,659	1.7

2000	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	181,847	84.4
		Adam Sparks (R)	25,298	11.7
		Erik Bauman (LIBERT)	5,645	2.6
		David Smithstein (NL)	2,638	1.2

1998	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	148,027	85.8
		David Martz (R)	20,781	12.0
		David Smithstein (NL)	3,654	2.1

1996	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	175,216	84.3
		Justin Raimondo (R)	25,739	12.4
		David Smithstein (NL)	6,783	3.3
		Ed Murray ()	22	0.0

1994	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	137,642	81.8
		Elsa Cheung (R)	30,528	18.2
		Robert Bowman ()	1	0.0

1992	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	191,906	82.5
		Marc Wolin (R)	25,693	11.0
		Cesar Cadabes (PFP)	7,572	3.3
		James Elwood (LIBERT)	7,511	3.2

1990	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	120,633	77.0
		Alan Nichols (R)	35,671	23.0

1988	general	Nancy Pelosi (D)	133,530	76.0
		Bruce O'Neill (R)	33,692	19.0

1987	special	Nancy Pelosi (D)	38,927	36.0

Roll Call Vitals

25th

on the House Seniority List

Fellow California Rep. George Miller (D) is 5th.

1st

California is 1st on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

571,703

Twitter Followers (@nancypelosi)

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

Nancy Pelosi is ranked 14th on the 50 Richest Members of Congress list.

Tweets by @nancypelosi

Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.