Who are the contenders for Nancy Pelosi's long-held San Francisco seat?

"How Nancy Pelosi became the Democrat Trump hated most Speaker Emerita Pelosi is more than a legislator she is an icon of American politics. She led the fight for healthcare and obliterated Trump when he tried to repeal it, Wiener said, adding that her finest moments were fighting for marginalized people, including during the Aids crisis. Chakrabarti said Pelosi set the standard for Democratic leadership with determination, discipline and tactical brilliance and that her retirement marked the start of a long-overdue generational shift."

"Thank you, Speaker Emerita Pelosi, for your decades of service that defined a generation of politics and for doing something truly rare in Washington: making room for the next one, he said. Still, Chakrabarti is trying to put some daylight between himself the Democratic party grandees. The 39-year-old progressive, who worked for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign in 2016, announced his candidacy in February by arguing that it was time for change and that Democratic leaders were unprepared to handle Trump's second presidency."

Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek re-election after nearly four decades in Congress, creating an open contest for her San Francisco seat. Two Democrats already declared: Saikat Chakrabarti, a 39-year-old former tech executive and progressive organizer who served as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff and worked on Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, and Scott Wiener, a state senator. Both praised Pelosi's leadership and accomplishments, with Wiener calling her the greatest speaker in U.S. history and Chakrabarti crediting her tactical brilliance while calling for generational change. Chakrabarti emphasizes a break from establishment Democrats and argues new leadership is needed to face a potential second Trump presidency.

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