Speaker Pelosi’s Last Dance? In 2018, Pelosi pledged that she would only serve 2 terms

In 2018, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in her bid to stay as Speaker, once again reached an agreement with far-left members of the Democratic party, paving the way for her to claim the hammer she lost eight years ago.

Pelosi, who previously served as Speaker from January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011, agreed did not seek again speaker rights after four years and announced support for a three-term limit to Democratic leadership. never come true.

Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., has yet to officially announce her decision for 2022 and beyond. Last year, she tacitly reaffirmed her promise in 2018 that her current term would be her last as speaker of the House.

The speaker said in 2018 that she would limit herself to two terms — or four years — as the top lawmaker in the House.

More recently, Pelosi has dodge question about whether she will run for re-election.

Even so, she raised an eyebrow. In an interview with Morning Joe host Mika Brezinski, Pelosi was asked during a free association game with Brezinski how she feels about the word “retired,” 81-year-old Pelosi quipped. quipped, “What is that?”

If Pelosi decides not to run in next year’s election, she will join a long list of Democrats who are bowing to what is expected to be a tough midterm election for the party. their.

Representative Thomas Suozzi, DN.Y., this week became the 18th House Democrat to announce he will not run for re-election in 2022. Suozzi is running for governor New York instead.

Suozzi’s move will likely encourage Republicans hoping to turn his congressional district from blue to red in next year’s midterm elections, where the GOP needs a net gain of just five seats to win. majority in the lower house.