About
Pelosi, Nancy Patricia a Representative from California; born Nancy D'Alesandro in Baltimore, Md., March 26, 1940; graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Md., 1958; A.B., Trinity College, 1962; chair, California state Democratic Party, 1981-1983; finance chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1985-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Sala Burton of California, and reelected to the nineteen succeeding Congresses (June 2, 1987-present); minority whip (One Hundred Seventh Congress); minority leader (One Hundred Eighth, One Hundred Ninth, and One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, One Hundred Sixteenth, and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses); awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., 2024.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
91% — Voted in 588 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.6% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 550 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
0 — Attracted 0 cosponsors across 0 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
0 — Attracted 0 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
103 — 103 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
13 — 13 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Nancy Pelosi will address Northwestern Prison Education Program commencement
Northwestern Now · Sep 30, 2026
Why Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”
The New Republic · Sep 29, 2026
Democrats Love Universal Day Care, but Voters Don’t
The Atlantic · Sep 28, 2026
Midterm Polling Suggests the Birth Pains of Post-Trump Politics
The New York Sun · Sep 27, 2026
We Need a Wrecking Ball
KQED · Sep 23, 2026
