OVERVIEW:
BORN:
March 26. 1940;
Baltimore, Maryland
EDUCATION:
Trinity College (BA)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1981-1983:
Chair, California State Democratic Party
1985-1986:
Finance Chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
1987-Present:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-Calif),
Minority Whip (107th Congress),
Minority Leader (108th-109th, 112th-115th Congresses),
First Female Speaker of the House (110th-111th Congresses),
Speaker of the House (116th Congress-Present)
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
Official Biography
Biography
House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Congressional Website
Democratic Leadership Website
MEDIA COVERAGE:
PROFILES:
Los Angeles Times (1/26/2003)
New York Magazine ( 11/1/2009)
Washington Post (6/26/2011)
ELECTION AS SPEAKER (1/3/2019):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Politico
STEPPING DOWN FROM LEADERSHIP (11/17/2022):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico