CA-11: Pelosi Hasn't Announced Her 2026 Plans. A Top Contender Is Tired of Waiting.
For years, Scott Wiener, a Democratic state senator, has eyed San Francisco’s main congressional seat after building significant clout on housing policy and L.G.B.T.Q. rights in California. But there was always a seemingly insurmountable roadblock, and her name was Nancy Pelosi.
Mr. Wiener, 55, had long vowed not to run for the seat until Ms. Pelosi announced her retirement. It was partly deferential, as the party establishment has frowned upon challenging a sitting member of Congress. And it was partly practical, as Ms. Pelosi has been revered in San Francisco, especially after she rose to the speakership.
Ms. Pelosi, 85, has not yet said whether she will run for a 21st term next year. But Mr. Wiener told The New York Times that he was done waiting, old promises be damned. On Wednesday, he will enter the race.
It was the clearest sign yet that younger generations of Democrats were prepared to buck convention as their party struggles to reinvent itself after losing control of Congress and the White House last year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/pelosi-congress-scott-wiener.html
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