Who will replace Nancy Pelosi after she leaves Congress in January 2027?

"According to filings with the Federal Election Commission as of Thursday morning, six candidates besides Pelosi have registered campaign committees for the June 2026 Democratic primary for California's 11th congressional district, the San Francisco-based congressional seat Pelosi currently represents. RELATED: Nancy Pelosi announces retirement at the end of her term in Congress in 2027 Two of those candidates had already been gaining attention and some prominence. Both are decades younger than Pelosi, and now could be among the continued wave of generational change within the Democratic Party - similar to how U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced his retirement in September and is likely to be succeeded by one of the numerous younger candidates who have launched bids."

"In his announcement video launching his congressional bid, he said he was running "to defend San Francisco, our values, our people, and the constitution of the United States with everything we have... Trump and his MAGA extremists don't scare me." According to federal campaign finance filings, his campaign had nearly $870,000 on hand as of the end of September."

"Wiener, in a statement on Thursday, called Pelosi "an icon of American politics," and praised her work on healthcare, the economy, climate policy, and "fighting for the marginalized... At the height of the AIDS crisis, when so many others wanted to push LGBTQ people under the rug, Nancy"

Six candidates besides Nancy Pelosi have registered campaign committees for the June 2026 Democratic primary in California's 11th Congressional District, the San Francisco-based seat she represents. Two of those candidates have been gaining attention and are decades younger, reflecting generational change within the Democratic Party similar to U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler’s pending succession. California state Sen. Scott Wiener announced in October that he would run; he was first elected to the state Senate in 2016 and previously worked in San Francisco city government and as a lawyer. Wiener reported nearly $870,000 on hand at the end of September.

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