{"id":24105,"date":"2022-11-13T11:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T19:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=24105"},"modified":"2022-11-13T11:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T19:51:16","slug":"sharks-circling-nancy-pelosi-despite-reelection-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/11\/13\/sharks-circling-nancy-pelosi-despite-reelection-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks Circling Nancy Pelosi Despite Reelection Win [no mention of Shahid Buttar]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Annie Gaus<\/a>, Josh Koehn<\/a> Contributors Ida Mojadad<\/a> Published Nov. 09, 2022 \u2022 SFStandard.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30, 2022. | Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi loses the gavel as Democrats wait on pins and needles to see if they retain a majority in the House of Representatives, the sharks are circling in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pelosi\u2019s potential departure has been the subject of whispers for the better part of her current two-year term, and even though it looks like the \u201cRed Wave\u201d was overstated, those conversations have been taking place out loud and in the open since the near-fatal attack on her husband<\/a> in their Pacific Heights home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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San Francisco Police cordon off the area around U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi\u2019s home on the 2600 block of Broadway in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2022, after her husband, Paul, was attacked there. | Camille Cohen\/The Standard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite a packed local ballot in Tuesday\u2019s election, chatter about the national elections rippled through an Election Day party hosted by former Mayor Willie Brown<\/a>. Many seemed to think the end is nigh for Pelosi, and despite a commanding victory in Tuesday\u2019s election, the speaker herself seemed to hint that she may have one foot out the door during a CNN interview that aired earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen someone is assaulted in your family [\u2026], members have to weigh that among the equities as to whether they will run,\u201d Pelosi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Sen. Scott Wiener<\/a>, who is widely expected to run for Pelosi\u2019s seat, demurely deflected a question on the subject Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey with state Sen. Scott Wiener at his election night party at Folsom Street Foundry on Nov. 8, 2022. | Juliana Yamada for The Standard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope she doesn\u2019t bow out, because we need her,\u201d Wiener said. \u201cI love being in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the room, Jane Kim\u2014Wiener\u2019s onetime foe for the state Senate<\/a> seat\u2014was overheard telling partygoers that she\u2019s interested in exploring a path to Pelosi\u2019s seat. Kim, a former city supervisor and now a director of the progressive Working Families Party, lost to Wiener in a close and bitterly fought race for state Senate in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then-San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim poses for a portrait inside San Francisco City Hall on Jan. 5, 2018. | Photo by Michael Macor\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely thinking about it,\u201d Kim later told The Standard at El Rio. \u201cIt depends on timing. Pelosi is tenacious and she doesn\u2019t resign in a loss. She wants to leave strong. I see her fighting even harder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the path to succeeding Pelosi may have an actual succession plan that keeps the seat in the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine Pelosi, a Democratic strategist and organizer who also happens to be the speaker\u2019s daughter, started making the rounds this summer to secure support from big donors for her own bid for Congress, according to a source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In San Francisco, an open seat in Congress could turn into a scrum for the ages as local politicos jockey for the high-profile and potentially long-term gig. Nancy Pelosi was just reelected to her 19th term representing the city in Congress with more than 80% of the vote.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone with a pulse\u201d will throw their hat in the ring to replace her, a source said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing of the Guard<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any future Congressperson from San Francisco would have enormous shoes to fill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First elected in 1987, Nancy Pelosi rose through the ranks to become the most powerful San Francisco politician in history, sitting second in line to the presidency and controlling a sprawling Democratic caucus over four terms as House Speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pelosi\u2019s organizing and fundraising prowess helped steer transformative bills  through Congress like the Affordable Care Act and, more recently, the Inflation Reduction Act. Term after term, San Franciscans rewarded her with overwhelming reelection margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a lion of the Congress, and has been around for a long time,\u201d said Christian Grose, a professor of political science at University of Southern California. \u201c[Her departure] is going to create a bit of a vacuum in leadership.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listens to speakers at an event for the Central Subway Project in Chinatown on Sept. 8, 2022. Many believe Pelosi will not complete her next term despite winning reelection Tuesday. | Camille Cohen\/The Standard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who represents California\u2019s 23rd Congressional District, is widely expected to assume the House speakership in January 2023 if Republicans take control of the chamber. The two California representatives are polar opposites politically, with Trump-friendly McCarthy telling CNN that he\u2019ll prioritize \u201ccontrolling the border\u201d<\/a> and oversight investigations into the origins of the Covid pandemic, amongst other issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pelosi\u2019s retirement, which would set off a special election next year, would also leave a major void in the Democratic Party with no clear successor. And after Pelosi\u2019s exit, it may be a very long time before another San Franciscan rises to House speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer main lieutenants, the democratic whip and leader, are also older like her,\u201d Grose said. \u201cBut Pelosi will have a hand in choosing and possibly anointing who becomes the next leader and next speaker.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annie Gaus can be reached at annie@sfstandard.com<\/a>
Josh Koehn can be reached at josh@sfstandard.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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