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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi.jpg
U.S. House, California, District 12
Incumbent
In office
1987-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position 26
PartyDemocratic
PredecessorSala Burton (D)
Leadership
Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives
2003-2006, 2011-present
Speaker, United States House of Representatives
2006-2010
Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives
2001-2002
Compensation
Base salary$193,400/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedJune 2, 1987
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Campaign $$12,375,766
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sTrinity College, 1962
Personal
BirthdayMarch 26, 1940
Place of birthBaltimore, MD
Net worth$94,162,532
ReligionCatholic
Websites
Office website

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Nancy Pelosi (b. March 26, 1940) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing California's 12th congressional district. Pelosi was first elected to the House in 1987. She is the current House Minority Leader.

Pelosi has served as House Minority Leader since 2010 and chose to continue to serve in that position following the 2012 election. She stated, “After our victory at the polls, I wouldn’t think of walking away.” She formerly served as Speaker of the House for four years, but became Minority Leader when Republicans took control of the House following the 2010 election.[1]

Pelosi won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 12th District as a Democrat.[2] She was displaced from her former district by redistricting.[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Pelosi's academic, professional and political career:[4]

  • 1962: Graduated from Trinity College with B.A.
  • 1981-1983: Chair, California State Democratic Party
  • 1985-1986: Finance chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • 1987-Present: U.S Representative from California

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

As minority leader, Pelosi doesn't serve on any committees.

2011-2012

As minority leader, Pelosi didn't serve on any committees.

Issues

Political positions

IRS targeting

On May 10, 2013, news broke that various branches of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had specifically targeted conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status. This began during the tea party surge in 2010. The agency was separating tax-exempt applications by searching for political terms such as "tea party" and "patriot." In June 2011, an IRS official was briefed on these transgressions and asked that this practice end. The flagging continued, however, when the criteria was changed in January 2012 to look out for groups educating on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[5]

The targeting includes allegations that tea party groups were forced to provide information not asked of other tax exempt groups. Examples of this included requests for donor information, Facebook posts, resumes and political intentions of group officials and connections to other groups.[6][7]

On May 16, IRS Commissioner Steven Miller announced his resignation. He still testified at the hearings the next day.[8]

As a result of this scandal, Republicans and many Democratic members of Congress, including Pelosi, have publicly called for a deeper investigation into these matters. The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on May 17 during which it was disclosed that the Obama administration was made aware of the targeting on June 4, 2012. [9]

On May 20, Senators Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch sent a written inquiry regarding the process for how the agency reviewed applications for tax exempt status. The letter also requested any correspondence between White House officials and the IRS mentioning 501(c) organizations. [10]

During the May 22 House committee hearing on the issue, Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt organizations office, declined to answer questions citing her Fifth Amendment right.[11] The next day, May 23, Lerner was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after Senators John McCain and Carl Levin called on IRS officials to place her on suspension.[12]


Federal pay cuts

In Feb. 2013, as federal agencies braced themselves for the imminent arrival of steep sequester spending cuts, Pelosi spoke out in opposition to cutting congressional salaries as a way to offset cuts to federal programming and personnel. "I don't think we should do it; I think we should respect the work we do...I think it's necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded," she said to reporters in Washington, D.C..[13] Pelosi conceded that her household income could easily withstand a pay cut, but pointed out that such financial security does not necessarily apply to all Congress members and staffers, especially those relied upon as their families' sole income providers.[13] "A sequester should be out of the question," stated Pelosi, in dissonance with the outlook expressed by fellow Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer two weeks before President Obama issued the sequestration order. Hoyer correctly predicted that yielding to a sequester and letting its accompanying pay cuts take effect, were "obviously"[13] awaiting Congress, "like everybody else, and we will have to accommodate that," he said.[13][14] Congress was unable to agree on a planned recourse to the sequester by March 1, 2013, therefore setting off across-the-board federal budget cuts amounting to approximately $85 billion.[15]

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[16] According to the report, Pelosi helped secure $50 million in earmarks toward a light-rail project that provides direct access to San Francisco's Union Square and Chinatown for neighborhoods south of Market Street. Pelosi's husband owns a four-story commercial building blocks from Union Square.[17]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "Yes" Pelosi voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[18]

Elections

2012

See also: California's 12th congressional district elections, 2012

Pelosi won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 12th District as a Democrat.[2] She was displaced from her former district, the 8th, by redistricting. She and John Dennis (R) advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Americo Artura Diaz (D), David Peterson (D), Summer Justice Shields (D), and Barry Hermanson (G). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.[19][20]

U.S. House, California, District 12 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgNancy Pelosi Incumbent 85.1% 253,709
     Republican John Dennis 14.9% 44,478
Total Votes 298,187
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history


Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Pelosi is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Pelosi raised a total of $12,375,766 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.[33]

Nancy Pelosi's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 US House (California, District 12) Won $2,300,344
2010 US House (California, District 8) Won $2,597,319
2008 US House (California, District 8) Won $2,856,945
2006 US House (California, District 8) Won $1,679,511
2004 US House (California, District 8) Won $1,552,921
2002 US House (California, District 8) Won $978,261
2000 US House (California, District 8) Won $410,465
Grand Total Raised $12,375,766

2012

Breakdown of the source of Pelosi's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Pelosi won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Pelosi's campaign committee raised a total of $2,300,344 and spent $2,001,647.[34]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Pelosi's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Pelosi won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Pelosi's campaign committee raised a total of $2,597,319 and spent $2,762,400.[35]

Her top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

2012

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Pelosi is a "centrist Democrat".[36]

National Journal vote ratings

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Pelosi ranked 79th in the liberal rankings.[37]

Voting with party

2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Nancy Pelosi voted with the Democratic Party 96.1% of the time, which ranked 4 among the 192 House Democratic members in 2011.[38]

Lifetime missed votes

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Pelosi missed 674 of 12,885 roll call votes from June 1987 to March 2013. This amounts to 5.2%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[39]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Pelosi paid her congressional staff a total of $1,098,446 in 2011. She ranked 138th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and she ranked 69th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[40]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Pelosi's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $7,776,073 and $180,548,992. That averages to $94,162,532, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. Her average net worth decreased by 6.88% from 2010.[41]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Pelosi's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $5,946,075 and $196,299,990. That averages to $101,123,032.50, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[42]

Personal

Pelosi and her husband, Paul, have five children.

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References

  1. ↑ SFGate, "Nancy Pelosi to stay as minority leader," November 15, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CNN "California Districts Race - 2012 Election Center"
  3. ↑ California Democratic Party "Official California Democratic Party Endorsements," Accessed March 3, 2012
  4. ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress "Nancy Pelosi," Accessed November 2, 2011
  5. ↑ USA Today, "IRS knew of Tea Party profiling in 2011, report shows," accessed May 16, 2013
  6. ↑ Politico, "The IRS wants YOU- to share everything," accessed May 16, 2013
  7. ↑ Washington Post, "IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of conservative groups," accessed May 16, 2013
  8. ↑ CNN, "'Angry' Obama announces IRS leader's ouster after conservatives targeted," accessed May 16, 2013
  9. ↑ The New York Times, "Treasury Knew of I.R.S. Inquiry in 2012, Official Says," accessed May 17, 2013
  10. ↑ Politico, "Max Baucus and Orrin Hatch expand IRS probe," May 20,2013
  11. ↑ The Washington Post, "Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment in House hearing on IRS targeting," May 22, 2013
  12. ↑ CBS, "IRS official Lois Lerner placed on leave," May 23, 2013
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 The Hill, "Pelosi: Congressional pay cut undermines dignity of the job," February 14, 2013
  14. ↑ Politico, "President's sequestration order," March 2, 2013
  15. ↑ Politico, "White House stuck on sequester next step," March 2, 2013
  16. ↑ Washington Post "Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties," February 6, 2012
  17. ↑ Washington Post "Mapping the earmarks," February 6, 2012
  18. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  19. ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
  20. ↑ Unofficial election results
  21. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  22. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  23. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
  24. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
  25. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
  26. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"
  27. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"
  28. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"
  29. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"
  30. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"
  31. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990"
  32. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1988"
  33. ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Nancy Pelosi," Accessed March 22, 2013
  34. ↑ Open Secrets "Nancy Pelosi 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013
  35. ↑ Open Secrets "Nancy Pelosi 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 2, 2011
  36. ↑ Gov Track "Pelosi" Accessed May 23, 2012
  37. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  38. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
  39. ↑ GovTrack, "Nancy Pelosi," Accessed April 2, 2013
  40. ↑ LegiStorm "Nancy Pelosi"
  41. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Pelosi, (D-Cali), 2011"
  42. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Pelosi, (D-Cali), 2010"
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