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Career

United States House of Representatives
2013–present
 Congresswoman (California's 12th District) Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2011–present
 House Minority Leader Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19932013
Congresswoman (California's 8th District) Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20072011
60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20022003
House Minority Whip Washington, District of Columbia, USA
19871993
Congresswoman (California's 5th District) Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Office of Senator Daniel Brewster (D-Maryland)
1962
Intern Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Professional memberships

19851986
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee San Francisco, California, USA Appointed Finance Chair
19761977
Democratic National Committee San Francisco, California, USA Volunteer for the presidential campaign of Jerry Brown (1976) San Francisco, California, USA Elected Member (1976) San Francisco, California, USA Elected Party Chair for Northern California (1977)
AIDS Task Force of the House Democratic Caucus Washington, District of Columbia, USA Co-Chair
Biomedical Research Caucus Washington, District of Columbia, USA Co-Chair
Congressional Working Group on China Washington, District of Columbia, USA Past Chair
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Washington, District of Columbia, USA Vice Chair
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Democratic Steering Committee Washington, District of Columbia, USA Chair
Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group Washington, District of Columbia, USA Past Chair
2013
Banking and Financial Services Committee Washington, District of Columbia, USA Past member
19912003
Congressional Progressive Caucus Washington, District of Columbia, USA Founding Member
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) Washington, District of Columbia, USA Past member

Professional affiliations

Women's Campaign Forum Washington, District of Columbia, USA
National Organization of Italian-American Women New York, New York, USA Honorary Board Member
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS Founder
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey Foundation San Francisco, California, USA Member, Board of Trustees
The Population Institute Washington, District of Columbia, USA Member, Public Advisory Committee
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, District of Columbia, USA Ex-Officio Member
30 Something Democrats Washington, District of Columbia, USA Member
Close Up Foundation Washington, District of Columbia, USA Board of Advisors
National Student Leadership Conference Chicago, Illinois, USA Honorary Board of Advisors

Professional honors and awards

1990
Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Recognition of outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights

Community

Nationality
American
Politics
Democratic Party
Denomination
Roman Catholic

Education

University
Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) Washington, D.C., USA Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science 19591962
Native language
English

Family

Vital statistics

Birth information
March 26, 1940
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Marital status
Married

Marriage

1963–present
Paul Frank Pelosi 5 children Nancy Corinne (Pelosi) Prowda Christine Paule (Pelosi) Kaufman (1966) Jacqueline Frances (Pelosi) Kenneally Paul Francis Pelosi, Jr. (1969) Alexandra (Pelosi) Vos (1970)

Grandchildren & Great-grandchildren

Grandchildren
8 Alexander Prowda, Madeleine Prowda, Liam Kenneally, Sean Kenneally, Ryan Kenneally, Paul Michael Vos, Thomas Vincent Vos, Isabella Pelosi Kaufman

Parents

Father
Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro, Jr.
Mother
Annunciata M. "Nancy" (Lombardi) D'Alesandro

Grandparents

Father's father
Tommaso G. D'ALESANDRO
Father's mother
Maria Petronilla (Foppiani) D'Alessandro

Ancestry

Italian-American