Members of Congress / Nancy Pelosi

Biographical Information

PELOSI, Nancy, (daughter of Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr.), a Representative from California; born Nancy D’Alesandro in Baltimore, Md., March 26, 1940; A.B., Trinity College, 1962; chair, California State Democratic Party, 1981-1983; finance chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1985-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Sala Burton, and reelected to the eleven succeeding Congresses (June 2, 1987-present); minority whip (One Hundred Seventh Congress); minority leader (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congress); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Tenth Congress and One Hundred Eleventh Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 8), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how Nancy Pelosi voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Nancy Pelosi has missed 0 votes (0.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of her missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Nancy Pelosi has voted with a majority of her Democratic colleagues 100.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Pelosi did not vote. See a list of her votes against her party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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District Information

California, District 8 demographic profile (2000 Census)

Financial Disclosure

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Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
2/4/10	Vote 48: H J RES 45: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act	Yes	No	Yes
2/4/10	Vote 46: H RES 1065: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 45) Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt	Yes	No	Yes
1/12/10	Vote 1: Call of the House	Present	Present	Present
12/16/09	Vote 991: H R 2847: Making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
12/16/09	Vote 988: H R 4314: To Permit Continued Financing of Government Operations	Yes	No	Yes
12/11/09	Vote 965: H R 4173	No	Yes	No
11/7/09	Vote 888: H RES 895: Honoring the Lives of the Brave Soldiers and Civilians of the United States Army Who Died or Were Wounded in the Tragic Attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas.	Yes	Yes	Yes
11/7/09	Vote 887: H R 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act	Yes	No	Yes
11/7/09	Vote 884: H R 3962	No	Yes	No
10/8/09	Vote 770: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	Yes	No	Yes
10/8/09	Vote 769: H R 2647: Department of Defense Authorization, Fy 2010	No	Yes	No
9/17/09	Vote 719: H R 3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009	Yes	No	Yes
9/15/09	Vote 699: H RES 744: Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House.	Yes	No	Yes
9/9/09	Vote 693: H RES 722: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding the Terrorist Attacks Launched Against the United States on September 11, 2001	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/22/09	Vote 613: H R 3119: To Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, As the “Lim Poon Lee Post Office”	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/22/09	Vote 612: H R 2920: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009	Yes	No	Yes
7/16/09	Vote 553: H RES 644: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Fy 2010	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/09	Vote 477: H R 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/18/09	Vote 361: H R 2847	No	Yes	No
6/16/09	Vote 348: H R 2346: Supplemental Appropriations, Fy 2009	Yes	No	Yes

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