Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi has had a front-row seat to the political scene since she was a child. When she was seven years old, her father became the first Catholic mayor of Baltimore. Through her father's connections, she attended her first Democratic National Convention at the age of twelve, learned about political strategy and negotiating, and even met John F. Kennedy before he became president. After Pelosi graduated college, she settled into a life as a wife and mother. She was content to work behind the scenes in politics, hosting fundraisers and chairing the California Democratic Party-until, in 1987, she received a call from a member of Congress who encouraged Pelosi to run for her seat. Follow Pelosi's rise from rookie representative to becoming the first female Speaker of the House in 2007. Learn how Pelosi became Speaker again in 2019 and how she has fought for better environmental policy, affordable healthcare, and equal rights for women.

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