Nancy Pelosi’s mastery of fundraising and political maneuvering has allowed her a nearly two-decade rule as the top House Democrat. The first woman Speaker’s image has been battered by years of attacks from Republicans. But she also became an icon for the left during the Trump administration, showing time and time again she could go toe-to-toe with the Republican president. As she raised her five children in San Francisco, Pelosi became active in the Democratic Party, rising to the post of state chairman before her election to the state House in 1987.

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