WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she will not run for another term as Democratic leader, adhering to a self-imposed term-limit pledge she made four years ago.
“With great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress,” the California Democrat said in a speech from the House floor. She said she plans to remain a member of the House.
Her current deputies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, announced afterward they would not run for one of the top three leadership posts, clearing the way for a younger leadership team in the next Congress.
