Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s Decision to Retire from Congress Arrow

DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced that her current term in Congress would be her last:

"There has never been a more consequential Speaker of the House than Nancy Pelosi. For 20 years, she led congressional Democrats - first breaking the marble ceiling and then establishing the Speaker's Office as an office for the American people, not just the well-connected few. From championing affordable health care to shepherding our country out of the Great Recession, she oversaw transformational change in our country and fought tirelessly to pass consequential legislation. And as the voice for her beloved San Francisco, Speaker Emerita Pelosi always put her constituents first, from the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic to the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you, Speaker Emerita Pelosi, for your steadfast devotion to a more equal, more just America."