{"id":2506248,"date":"2025-11-03T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-shell-address-retirement-rumors-after-election-day\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T19:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:37:32","slug":"pelosi-says-shell-address-retirement-rumors-after-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-shell-address-retirement-rumors-after-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi says she&#8217;ll address retirement rumors after Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-says-shell-address-retirement-rumors-after-election-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nancy Pelosi,the former Speaker of the House and longtime representative of California&#8217;s 19th Congressional District,has not yet confirmed whether she will retire from Congress after her current term. At age 85, Pelosi filed for reelection in 2024 but has not announced plans for the 2026 midterms. She is currently focused on California&#8217;s Proposition 50, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/redistricting-tracker-where-the-fights-on-redistricting-stand\/\" title=\"Redistricting tracker: Where the fights on redistricting stand\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">redistricting effort<\/a> aimed<\/a> at countering Republican advantages ahead of the 2026 elections. Pelosi emphasized the importance of winning the vote ground and stated she will refrain from discussing her political future until after the Proposition 50 vote is decided. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aussie-made-home-ccp-virus-test-ramps-up-production-for-us-not-australia\/\" title=\"Aussie-Made Home CCP Virus Test Ramps up Production for US, Not Australia\">spokesperson echoed<\/a> that any talk about her future is speculative. Meanwhile, other Democrats, including California state Senator Scott Wiener and former Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff Saikat chakrabarti, have announced candidacies for Pelosi&#8217;s seat, signaling potential changes in leadership. The party is also dealing with broader questions about generational leadership as some Democrats push for new faces amid recent election challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pelosi indicates she will address retirement rumors after Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2387036\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker Emerita <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) sidestepped answering if she is going to retire from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\">Congress<\/a> after this term, saying she is currently focused on California&rsquo;s Proposition 50 redistricting effort.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi, 85, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/010\/202411149719971010\/202411149719971010.pdf\">filed for reelection <\/a>in November 2024, but has yet to declare a bid to retain her seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Multiple Democrats in California and in Congress have stated they believe she is preparing to exit Congress, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democrats-brace-nancy-pelosi-possible-retirement-rcna241336\">a report<\/a> by NBC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3870989\/record-breaking-congress-longest-government-shutdown-in-history\/\">Record-breaking Congress barrels toward another unwanted milestone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871620\/democrats-want-andrew-testify-epstein-catch-up-after-prison-release\/\">Democrats want Andrew to testify as records show he asked Epstein to &#8216;catch up&#8217; after prison release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871555\/nancy-mace-berated-officers-tsa-agents-airport-police\/\">Nancy Mace berated officers and TSA agents at airport: Police<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pelosi, who has served as House Speaker twice while representing California&rsquo;s 19th Congressional District since 1987, addressed the rumblings of her retirement on Monday, the eve of Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have said I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat ...r Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t do anything until Preposition 50, so tomorrow night will be very fraught with meaning for all of us. I want to win big, I think we can win big, and I don&lsquo;t want to be spending time on whatever I might be doing. I want to spend my time on what we&lsquo;re doing, working together to get out the vote,&rdquo; Pelosi said on CNN.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3216244&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e2345ff1f115fdc76713954e83d000e0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Own the ground, you win the election by owning the ground, and you can have all the persuasion in the world, you can have the biggest numbers in the polls, but if you don&lsquo;t own the ground, you&lsquo;re only having a conversation. You&lsquo;re not having a victory,&rdquo; Pelosi said.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi spokesman Ian Krager echoed the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >speaker emerita&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s comments on X, saying she is &ldquo;fully focused&rdquo; on California&rsquo;s redistricting effort. He added that any discussion on her political future is &ldquo;pure speculation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Speaker Pelosi is fully focused on her mission to win the Yes on 50 election in CA. Any discussion of her future plans beyond that mission is pure speculation. <\/p>\n<p>As she has said, Speaker Pelosi will not make any announcements about her future until after Prop 50 is settled.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Krager (@IanKrager) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanKrager\/status\/1985406121360978067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Former deputy assistant attorney general Elliott Williams said on a panel discussing Pelosi&rsquo;s comments that it is &ldquo;in the water&rdquo; that most Democratic lawmakers are old, and the party needs &ldquo;new leadership.&rdquo; Williams also said partially as to why the party&rsquo;s 2024 hopes &ldquo;imploded&rdquo; was due to then-President Joe Biden&rsquo;s age, who was 81 before he dropped his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-elections-updates-new-jersey-virginia-governor-new-york-mayor\/\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-elections-live-updates-new-jersey-virginia-governor-new-york-mayor\/\">2025 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST ON RACES IN VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democratic California state Sen. Scott Weiner announced last month <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/politics\/scott-wiener-congress-nancy-pelosi\/article_f92a9029-60c8-4d16-b25a-2b609308bc48.html\">he is running for Pelosi&rsquo;s seat<\/a>, saying he has &ldquo;enormous respect&rdquo; for Pelosi. Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), announced his candidacy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saikatc\/status\/1887250464133292178\">for the same seat in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), former Vice President Kamala Harris, and other notable Democrats are campaigning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3872419\/california-proposition-50-redistricting-everything-to-know\/\">in California for Proposition 50<\/a> ahead of Election Day. The state&rsquo;s redistricting effort was triggered in response to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s urging of Texas to change its maps to give Republicans a five-seat advantage in next year&rsquo;s midterm elections, and other red states have followed suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pelosi to address retirement rumors after Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2506249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25307718768836.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33731,4133,3928,5894,66423],"class_list":["post-2506248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-day","tag-news","tag-pelosi","tag-politics","tag-retirement-rumors"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25307718768836.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506252,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506248\/revisions\/2506252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}