Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 83, told a volunteer meeting Friday that she has decided to run for re-election in 2024, citing the importance of promoting “the values of San Francisco”.
Pelosi later confirmed his decision on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pelosi resigned last November as Speaker of the House, declaring that “the time has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus that I love so much,” although he decided to serve out his term and made no definitive statements about future calls. Pelosi, born in 1940, is the ninth largest member of Congress.
The former Speaker of the House was ditch about his political future until the last moment. Pelosi said Politician You said, “I haven’t given it much thought [retirement]—even so,” though he qualified the statement by saying, “But I will. When I need to, I will.”
Many Americans have grown frustrated with the advanced age of their political leaders, polls show. Seventy-seven percent of Americans to believe President Joe Biden, three years Pelosi’s junior, cannot “serve effectively” for another four years because of his age, according to an AP-NORC poll. A CBS News poll similarly Found that 73 percent of Americans believe there should be an upper age limit on elected officials.
Pelosi has made a point of standing up for her aging Democratic colleagues. He suggested Thursday that calls for the retirement of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, are based on sexism. Reports have long indicated that Feinstein is in a mental state decline. The former speaker has also criticized conservatives for suggesting that Biden’s age makes him unfit for the presidency. she described Biden as a “child,” dismissing age-related criticism of the president as an “excuse.”
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