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Rep. Nancy Pelosi

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Parents' Occupation

Father was Mayor of Baltimore

Education

Trinity Washington University located in Washington, D.C.

Career Path

Once her fifth child become a senior in high school, Pelosi became involved in politics.

She served as Democratic Party Chair woman for Northern California.

In 1987, she was elected as a Representative in the house and has been re-elected eight

times, often with more than 70% of the vote.

After the Tiananmen Protests of 1989, Pelosi became a supporter of the Chinese democracy

movement and vocal critic of the government of the People's Republic of China and sponsored

the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992. (This was crucial to her political career as Pelosi

represents a significant majority of Chinese Americans.)

In the House, she served on the Appropriations and Intelligence Committees, and was the ranking

Democrat for two years. In 2001, she was elected to the position of House Minority Whip, serving

as second-in-command to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO).

In 2004, Pelosi was elected Democratic minority leader making her the highest-ranking female

in the history of Congress.

Personal Life

Pelosi is married and has five children. Her daughter Alexandra, a producer for NBC, had six

Emmy nominations for her documentary, "Journeys with George",

which chronicled George Bush on the 2000 campaign trail. She is the author

of several noted political books.

Noted Contributions

Authored and aided in the ratification of legislation that created the program entitled: Housing

Opportunities for People with AIDS.

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