Nancy Pelosi

City Arts & Lectures

Nancy Pelosi has represented San Francisco in Congress for more than 35 years. She served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Pelosi made history again in January 2019 when she regained her position second-in-line to the presidency – the first person to do so in more than six decades. As Speaker, Pelosi spearheaded passage of the historic Affordable Care Act in the House and led the Congress in passing strong Wall Street reforms. Her legislative accomplishments also include the passage of historic investments in college aid, clean energy and innovation, and initiatives to help small businesses and veterans.

On June 19, 2023, Nancy Pelosi came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco for an on-stage conversation with Jelani Cobb, the Dean of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2015.