Pelosi, 82, is leaving the submit as Republicans are set to take management of the Home in January following the midterm election. She has led Home Democrats for nearly twenty years, encompassing two stretches as speaker beneath 4 presidents. A fierce legislative tactician and prolific fundraiser, she was instrumental in securing signature achievements for Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, held collectively a fractious caucus strained by tensions between progressives and centrists and emerged as a preeminent villain to the political proper.
