Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first woman elected as U.S. House Speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress,leading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. A member of the House since 1987,Pelosi currently represents California's 11th congressional district,which includes most of San Francisco.
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. He was also a House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on 19 May 1981. As of 2023,he is in his 22nd House term. His district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington,D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House.
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai is a senior Hong Kong politician. She was the first President of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council from 1998 to 2008 and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC).
Paul Francis Pelosi is an American businessman who owns and operates Financial Leasing Services,Inc.,a San Francisco–based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm. He was the owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He is married to Nancy Pelosi,the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun,is a Chinese-Canadian physician,who served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) delegating the People's Republic of China from 2006 to 2017. Chan previously served as Director of Health in the Hong Kong Government (1994–2003) and representative of the WHO Director-General for Pandemic Influenza and WHO Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases (2003–2006). In 2014,Forbes ranked her as the 30th most powerful woman in the world. In early 2018 she joined the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Christine Paule Pelosi is an American Democratic Party political strategist from California. She is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi,the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,and businessman Paul Pelosi and sister of Alexandra Pelosi.
The Mace of the United States House of Representatives,also called the Mace of the Republic,is a ceremonial mace and one of the oldest symbols of the United States government. It symbolizes the governmental authority of the United States,and more specifically,the legislative authority of the House of Representatives.
The 100-Hour Plan was a United States Democratic Party political strategy detailing the actions the party pursued upon assuming leadership of the 110th Congress on January 4,2007. The strategy was announced before the 2006 midterm elections. Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged that her party would continue to pursue these goals upon her assumption of leadership. The 100-hour time period refers to business hours and not actual time,and has alternately been termed "100 legislative hours";Pelosi's spokesman Brendan Daly defined the starting point this way:"It's when the House convenes,after the one-minutes and before the special orders."
Lorraine C. Miller is an American political administrator who served as the 35th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Along with James Roosevelt,she is also the co-chair of Democratic National Committee's Credentials Committee.
Marcia Louise Fudge is an American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 2008 to 2021. The district includes most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron.
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE),established by the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2008,is a nonpartisan,independent entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against members of the House of Representatives and their staff and,when appropriate,referring matters to the United States House Committee on Ethics.
Hua Chunying is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China since 2021 and the fifth spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2012.
Katie Beirne Fallon is an American political advisor who served as the White House director of legislative affairs under President Barack Obama.
The Taiwan Travel Act is an Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28,2018,it was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 16,2018. As a follow-up to the Taiwan Relations Act,the bill allows high-level officials of the United States to visit Taiwan and vice versa.
Cheryl Lynn Johnson is an American government official who served as the 36th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from February 26,2019,to June 30,2023. Between January 3,2023,and January 7,2023,Johnson served as the acting presiding officer of the House while the election of a speaker for the 118th United States Congress was deadlocked until Kevin McCarthy was elected after 15 ballots.
Amy W. Swonger is an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as White House director of legislative affairs. Swonger was appointed to the position after Eric Ueland,the previous director,was named a senior advisor at the United States Department of State.
Shalanda Delores Young is an American political advisor who is the current director of the Office of Management and Budget,previously serving in an acting capacity from March 24,2021,through March 17,2022 concurrently as deputy director. She previously worked for the United States House Committee on Appropriations as its staff director.
The magic minute,or leadership minute,is a custom in the United States House of Representatives that allows party leaders to speak for as long as they wish,in contrast with other members,who have to adhere to strict time limits. The convention was notably used by Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy in 2018 and 2021,respectively,to speak for records of over eight hours.
United States politician Nancy Pelosi,while serving as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,visited Taiwan on August 2,2022. A delegation of five Democratic Party members of the House accompanied Pelosi on the visit. The two-day trip to Taiwan was part of a tour of Asia that also included stops in Singapore,Malaysia,South Korea,and Japan. President Joe Biden discouraged but did not prevent Pelosi from going;the White House later affirmed her right to visit the island country.
On October 28,2022,David DePape,radicalized by far-right conspiracy theories,attacked Paul Pelosi,the 82-year-old husband of Nancy Pelosi,the 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer during a home invasion of the couple's Pacific Heights,San Francisco residence,leaving him seriously injured. Pelosi required surgery for a fractured skull.
