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Nancy Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; that is, the leader of the Democratic Party in that body. She is the first woman to lead a major political party in the United States Congress.Born Nancy D'Alesandro in Baltimore, Maryland, Pelosi became involved in politics at an early age, as her father, Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr., was a member of the House and a Mayor of Baltimore.
Pelosi attended Trinity College in Washington, DC, where she met her future husband, Paul Pelosi . When the couple married, they moved to his hometown of San Francisco, California, where his brother served on the city's Board of Supervisors. Once the youngest of their five children had entered school, Nancy Pelosi became involved in Democratic Party politics in the city, working her way up to party chairwoman for Northern California, and joining forces with one of the leaders of California Democratic Party politics, San Francisco Representative Phillip Burton .
When Burton died in 1983, his wife Sala won a special election to complete his term. When she became ill with cancer, she suggested that Pelosi run for her seat. Pelosi won in a special election to succeed Burton in 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train and has won every election since then. After the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Pelosi became a supporter of the Chinese democracy movementThe Chinese democracy movement was and is a loosely organized movement in the People's Republic of China against the Communist Party of China. The movement began during Beijing Spring in 1978 and was important in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. and vocal critic of the government of the People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the world's most populous country, with a population and sponsored the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (CSPA) was a bill sponsored by Nancy Pelosi which granted permanent residency to all nationals of the People's Republic of China arriving in the United States on or before April 11, 1990. It made permanent a temp.
In the House, she served on the Appropriations and Intelligence Committees, and spent long hours raising funds for other members.
In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, she was elected to the position of minority whip.
Since then, she has campaigned for candidates in 30 states and in 90 Congressional districts, garnering support for her further climb to the top.
In 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, after Dick GephardtRichard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is a U. Representative from Missouri. Gephardt was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from South West High School in 1958. He earned his B. at Northwestern University in 1962 and earned his J. at the resigned as minority leader to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election, Pelosi was elected minority leader. She is characterized as part of the party's liberal wing; certainly, representing a district in famously liberal San Francisco complements this impression. In San Francisco, however, Pelosi is sometimes seen as more moderate than liberal, given her support of the Patriot Act, the Iraq War and privatization of the Presidio of San Francisco.
In the first real test of her position as minority leader, Pelosi was out maneuvered by Republican leaders during a vote on November 22, 2003 to overhaul Medicare, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act.
At 2:58am, the bill failed, 211-222, with only one Democrat voting Yea. However, Republicans managed to give the bill additional life by moving a new question "On Agreeing to the Conference Report." Representatives were then coaxed by Republican leaders and President George W. Bush into changing their votes, and at 5:51am the bill passed 220-215, including fifteen Democrats changing their votes from Nay to Yea.
