Nancy Pelosi passes the batonpublished at 20:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January 2023
Outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has cast her vote for Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the lawmaker who will succeed her as leader of the Democratic caucus.
Sporting a bright pink pantsuit that made her impossible to miss among hundreds of lawmakers, Pelosi received a hearty round of applause from Democrats as she endorsed Jeffries during the first round. The moment was a passing of the baton from one generation of congressional leaders to the next.
Pelosi will continue to represent her California district, but will not be a member of the party's leadership in this Congress. She is the first and only woman to be Speaker, serving from 2007-2011, and 2019-2023.