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If Pelosi Runs, She'll Be Primaried
Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from California state lawmaker
SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi will face a challenge from a prominent California lawmaker if she runs for reelection, adding to pressure on the former House speaker to step aside amid Democrats’ widening intraparty generational divide.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, a moderate Democrat by San Francisco standards, is expected to announce his campaign next week, according to three allies briefed on his plans and granted anonymity to discuss them. He has previously said he would wait until Pelosi retired to run for the seat.
Pelosi, 85, hasn’t said if she plans to run for another term in 2026. Wiener’s abrupt foray into the race comes as Pelosi already faces a stronger-than-expected primary challenger in Saikat Chakrabarti, a wealthy former tech executive who previously worked as chief of staff to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
One person familiar with Wiener’s thinking said he’s eager to launch his campaign now to start fundraising, noting Chakrabarti has poured $700,000 of his money into the race.
SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi will face a challenge from a prominent California lawmaker if she runs for reelection, adding to pressure on the former House speaker to step aside amid Democrats’ widening intraparty generational divide.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, a moderate Democrat by San Francisco standards, is expected to announce his campaign next week, according to three allies briefed on his plans and granted anonymity to discuss them. He has previously said he would wait until Pelosi retired to run for the seat.
Pelosi, 85, hasn’t said if she plans to run for another term in 2026. Wiener’s abrupt foray into the race comes as Pelosi already faces a stronger-than-expected primary challenger in Saikat Chakrabarti, a wealthy former tech executive who previously worked as chief of staff to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
One person familiar with Wiener’s thinking said he’s eager to launch his campaign now to start fundraising, noting Chakrabarti has poured $700,000 of his money into the race.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/17/nancy-pelosi-faces-primary-challenge-from-california-state-lawmaker-00613787
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