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A look at Nancy Pelosi's career, in photos
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A look at Nancy Pelosi's career, in photos

  • The Associated Press
  • Feb 2, 2022
  • Feb 2, 2022 Updated Jan 9, 2024
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Here's a look back at archive photos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's career:

NANCY PELOSI

San Francisco Deputy Mayor Hadley Roth, left, and Nancy Pelosi, chairman of the host committee, react to the announcement that San Francisco has been chosen by the selection committee to host the 1984 Democratic Convention, in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1983. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)

SCOTT STEWART
Nancy Pelosi, 1987

Congressional candidate Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., waves at the Headquarters in San Francisco Tuesday night April 7, 1987. Pelosi held a slight edge over San Francisco city Supervisor Harry Britt, for the seat of the late Rep.Sala Burton, according to early election results.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

PAUL SAKUMA
Lowey, Pelosi, 1995

Rep. Nita Lowey D-N.Y, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. and Ernie of the Sesame Street's "Bert and Ernie " fame stand in front of 35,000 letters from across the country in support of public television during a Capitol Hill news conference on Wednesday March 1, 1995.

JOE MARQUETTE
PELOSI

Just elected House Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi D-Calif.,talks about taking the House back from the Republicans next election, Oct. 10, 2001 in Washington. Pelosi defeated Rep. Stenny Hoyer, D-Md. for the whip post in the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)

JOE MARQUETTE
LAMA

The Dalai Lama, left, is greeted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before his lecture at the MCI Center on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

KEVIN WOLF
George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, looks on as President Bush speaks at the House Democratic Issues Conference on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EVAN VUCCI
George Bush, Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to President Bush at the Radio and Television Correspondents? Association annual dinner, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Manuel Balce Ceneta
George W. Bush,  Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, Roy Blunt, Henry Paulson, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner,  Steny Hoyer

President Bush, surrounded by members of Congress and Cabinet members, signs the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Standing, front row, from left are, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., House Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Mo., Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Manuel Balce Ceneta
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio wipes away tears as he waits to receive the gavel from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Charles Dharapak
Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Manuel Balce Ceneta
Nancy Pelosi

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts — at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn, Chris Van Hollen

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with reporters before going to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, as Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., right, listen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Nancy Pelosi

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo)

STF
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, in the Rose Garden of the White House before President Barack Obama's remarks to members of Congress, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Washington. Obama thanked those who supported H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 to improve the affordability and quality of health care for the youngest and oldest in the nation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Nancy Pelosi

FILE - In this June 4, 2015 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress’ upheaval over trade has exposed turmoil within a House Democratic caucus that’s grown smaller and more liberal in recent years as moderates have been ousted in successive election bloodlettings. Those who remain must answer to ideologically driven voters and labor unions fighting their own battles for survival, even if it means sidelining their own leaders and humbling their president in the process. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Susan Walsh
Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi arrives at the 2016 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

John Salangsang
APTOPIX DEM 2016 Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. as they arrive for a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Alex Brandon
Congress Taxes

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., left, the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speak to reporters to criticize the GOP tax bill as debate enters a final day, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Congress Taxes

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the Republican tax bill, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jacquelyn Martin
Congress Taxes

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, standing with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, on the passage of legislation that overhauls U.S. tax law. The massive $1.5 trillion tax package affects everyone's taxes but is dominated by breaks for business and higher earners. Democrats call the legislation a boon to the rich that leaves middle-class and working Americans behind. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Susan Walsh
Womens March Washington

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif, background center right, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., right, participate in the Women's March walk to the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Cliff Owen
Budget Battle

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the background. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Susan Walsh
New Congress Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi of California takes the gavel from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after being elected House speaker at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Carolyn Kaster
Congress Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Trump Impeachment

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Matt Rourke
APTOPIX State of the Union

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Alex Brandon
APTOPIX New Congress

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., waves the gavel on the opening day of the 117th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)

Bill Clark
APTOPIX Congress Electoral College

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence talk before a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives to speak about the House coronavirus bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March, 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite)

J. Scott Applewhite
Election 2022 Harris

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, greets House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., ahead of President Joe Biden addressing a joint session of Congress, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP, File)

Jim Watson
APTOPIX Congress Budget

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., surrounded by House Democrats, stands up after signing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 during a bill enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug.12, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Mariam Zuhaib

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