Editing Nancy Pelosi (section)

==Post-Democratic leadership (2023–present)==
On November 29, 2022, the [[Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives|Steering and Policy Committee]] of the House Democratic Caucus honorarily named Pelosi "speaker emerita" in the upcoming [[118th U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Daniella |date=December 2, 2022 |title=House Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/house-democratic-leadership-vote/index.html| work=[[CNN]]| access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last=Schnell| first=Mychael| date=December 1, 2022| title=House panel votes to designate Pelosi 'Speaker Emerita'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3757247-house-panel-votes-to-designate-pelosi-speaker-emerita/| access-date=January 7, 2023| work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> Her second speakership, and her participation in the House Democratic Party leadership, concluded on January 3, 2023, at the end of the [[117th United States Congress|117th Congress]].<ref>{{cite news| last=Hulse| first=Carl| date=January 3, 2023| title=The Pelosi Era Comes to a Close| work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/us/politics/nancy-pelosi.html| access-date=January 7, 2023}}</ref>

Amid concerns about President Biden's reelection prospects in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], Pelosi played a key role in the effort to pressure him [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|to withdraw]] his [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|candidacy]] before [[2024 Democratic National Convention|the Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/nancy-pelosi-democrats-force-joe-biden-out|title=How Nancy Pelosi Ripped Off the Band-Aid for Democrats to Force Joe Biden Out|date=October 14, 2024|magazine=Vanity Fair|first1=Jonathan|last1=Alter|access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> She personally warned Biden that she feared his faltering candidacy might not only result in Trump's victory but also have a [[coattail effect]] that could bring Democrats defeat in the coinciding House and Senate elections and give Republicans a [[government trifecta]]. When Democratic members of Congress privately sought her guidance on how to handle their concerns, Pelosi advised them "speak their conscience". On the July 10 edition of ''[[MSNBC|MSNBC’s]] [[Morning Joe]]'', Pelosi said the party encouraged Biden to make the decision because time was running out.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bolies |first=Corbin |date=2024-07-23 |title=Secrets of How 'Morning Joe' Snatched Back Its Mojo |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/secrets-of-how-morning-joe-got-back-its-mojo |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The Daily Beast}}</ref> Later that day, Pelosi's office stated: "Speaker Pelosi fully supports whatever President Biden decides to do. We must turn our attention to why this race is so important: Donald Trump would be a disaster for our country and our democracy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adragna |first=Anthony |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Pelosi dodges on Biden reelection bid: 'I want him to do whatever he decides to do' |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/10/congress/pelosis-non-ringing-biden-endorsement-00167253 |access-date=August 2, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref> The growing number of members of Congress calling for Biden to withdraw heightened the pressure on him.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Tim |title=Nancy Pelosi Did What She's Always Done |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/nancy-pelosi-did-what-shes-always-done |website=Mother Jones |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=July 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Vitali |first2=Ali |title=As Biden dug in on continuing his campaign, Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nancy-pelosi-helped-pressure-joe-biden-end-2024-campaign-rcna162943 |website=NBC News |access-date=23 July 2024|date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Filipovic |first1=Jill |title=How Nancy Pelosi Got This Done |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/nancy-pelosi-kamala-harris-endorsement-biden-jeffries-schumer.html |website=Slate |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Biden withdrew his candidacy on July 21 and endorsed Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] as the party's presidential nominee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |title=Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race and Endorses Harris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/biden-drops-out-election |website=The New York Times |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=21 July 2024}}</ref> Before Biden withdrew, Pelosi had expressed to other California congressional Democrats her belief that the possible selection of a new nominee should be done competitively through an "open process".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferris |first1=Sarah |last2=Cadelago |first2=Christopher |title=Pelosi voiced support for an open nomination process if Biden drops out |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/19/pelosi-support-open-nomination-biden-drop-out-00169893 |website=Politico |access-date=31 July 2024 |date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> She briefly held off from endorsing [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|Harris's candidacy]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schnell |first1=Mychael |title=Pelosi, Jeffries Stop Short of Backing Harris As 2024 Nominee |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4784903-pelosi-jeffries-endorsement-harris/ |website=The Hill |access-date=31 July 2024 |date=July 21, 2024}}</ref> before doing so the next day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=House |first1=Bill |last2=Breslau |first2=Karen |last3=Wasson |first3=Erik |title=Pelosi Endorses Harris for President After Pushing Biden to Exit |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/pelosi-endorses-fellow-bay-area-californian-harris-for-president |website=Bloomberg News |access-date=23 July 2024|date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Although Harris did not win any primary elections, Pelosi insisted that the process that led to Harris's nomination was a "primary". She told ''[[Semafor (website)|Semafor]]'' on September 18 that Harris earned her nomination because "We had an open primary, and she won it. Nobody else got in the race."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Jackson |title=Pelosi claims VP Harris won 'open primary,' points to fact 'nobody else got in the race' |url=https://www.wjla.com/news/nation-world/pelosi-claims-vp-harris-won-open-primary-points-to-fact-nobody-else-got-in-the-racerep-nancy-pelosi-california-democrat-claimed-wednesday-vice-president-kamala-harris-election-biden-trump-2024-november-president |publisher=ABC 7 News |access-date=10 December 2024 |date=18 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Washington Examiner Staff |title=Nancy Pelosi claims Kamala Harris won 'open primary' to be Democratic nominee |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3160859/nancy-pelosi-claimed-kamala-harris-won-open-primary-to-be-democratic-nominee/ |publisher=Washington Examiner |access-date=10 December 2024 |date=20 September 2024}}</ref> After Harris lost to Trump, Pelosi blamed Biden's late exit from the race and the lack of an open Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peller |first=Lauren |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Pelosi blames Harris' loss on Biden's late exit and no open Democratic primary |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-blames-harris-loss-bidens-late-exit-open/story?id=115652125 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref>

=== Committee assignments and caucus memberships ===
In the House, Pelosi served on the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Appropriations]] and [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|Intelligence]] Committees and was the [[ranking member]] on the latter until her election as minority leader.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-08-pelosi-congress_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |title=Pelosi to lead Congress |first=Andrea |last=Stone |date=November 9, 2006 |access-date=May 19, 2010 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114194735/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-08-pelosi-congress_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She is a member of the [[House Baltic Caucus]] and the [[Congressional Equality Caucus]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://housebalticcaucus.webs.com/members|publisher=House Baltic Caucus|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221222500/http://housebalticcaucus.webs.com/members|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-06 |title=Membership {{!}} Congressional Equality Caucus |url=https://equality.house.gov/about-cec/membership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816014929/https://equality.house.gov/about-cec/membership |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=equality.house.gov}}</ref>

===Role as a Democratic Party fundraiser===
Early in her political career, Pelosi established herself as a prominent fundraiser in the party.<ref name="LastBattle1">{{cite web |last1=Draper |first1=Robert |title=Nancy Pelosi's Last Battle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/magazine/nancy-pelosi-house-democrats.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=October 30, 2023 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> She was one of the party's most prolific fundraisers, transferring significant funds to committees for other candidates.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mehta |first1=Seema |title=California Reps. McCarthy, Pelosi, Porter and Schiff among nation's biggest fundraisers |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-02/fundraising-newsom-congress-mccarthy-pelosi |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 25, 2023 |date=February 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Besnahan">{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Anna |last2=Bresnahan |first2=John |title=Pelosi the money juggernaut |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/nancy-pelosi-house-democrats-fundraising-110777 |website=Politico |access-date=October 25, 2023|date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> During the 2000 and 2002 election cycles, among members of Congress, she contributed the most money to other congressional campaigns.<ref>{{cite news|last=Suellentrop|first=Chris |url=http://beta.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2002/11/nancy_pelosi.html|title=Nancy Pelosi: The leader the House Democrats deserve.|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=November 13, 2002 |access-date=October 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327142811/http://beta.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2002/11/nancy_pelosi.html|archive-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, Pelosi was the Democratic Party's third-largest fundraiser, behind former first couple [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="ABCNov82006">{{cite web |title=Pelosi to Make History as First Woman Speaker of the House |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2607555&page=1 |website=ABC News |access-date=October 28, 2023|date=November 8, 2006}}</ref> From 2003 to 2014, Pelosi raised more than $400 million in campaign funds.<ref name="Besnahan" />