Pelosi sets the stage for 2026 reelection – Washington Examiner

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from⁤ California, has filed for ⁤reelection in 2026, signaling her intent to reemerge as a leading​ opponent to former President Donald ⁤Trump. At⁣ 84 years old, she recently secured her 20th term in Congress and submitted her candidacy paperwork to the Federal Election Commission. While her spokesperson hasn’t ‌confirmed her reelection plans, the filing is seen as a strong indication of her ambitions. Reports suggest that Trump’s potential reelection may have influenced ‌her decision to continue serving. Following the recent election, Pelosi proposed that House Democrats ‌should adopt strategies reminiscent of those used to defend the Affordable Care Act during Trump’s presidency.‍ In a recent interview, she implied her determination to remain active in political advocacy, though she did⁢ not definitively indicate whether this term would be her last.


Pelosi sets stage for 2026 reelection run to return as Trump antagonist

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has filed for reelection in 2026, setting the stage to once again become a key anti-Trump force.

The 84-year-old filed a statement of candidacy Thursday with the Federal Election Commission after winning a 20th term last week. A spokesperson for Pelosi declined to say whether she is running for reelection, but the paperwork is an early indication of her intentions ahead of the next election.

Trump’s reelection could have had a role in persuading her to stay in office, according to reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle. On a House Democratic Caucus call following the election, Pelosi suggested Democrats replicate the work of a group created during the last Trump administration that focused on defending the Affordable Care Act.

In a New York Times interview after the election, Pelosi did not answer directly whether this term would be her last but indicated that she intends to continue to be a fighting force.

“I’m not here to talk about that,” Pelosi told the New York Times. “I’m here to fight the fight so that we win in the next election. I must have thought I had the last term over and over again, but as fate would have it, the mission called.”

The two-time speaker was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s major antagonists when she served as speaker during his first term. When Trump takes office once again, it will mark the first time she is not a member of leadership during a Republican administration since George W. Bush’s first term.

The San Francisco mother of five is seen as the main figure who helped end President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, although she has denied playing a significant role.

Pelosi, who stepped aside as the House Democratic leader in 2022 to allow a new generation of leaders in the caucus to rise, appears to be at the peak of her power and has been known to be a masterful playmaker behind the scenes.



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