Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as both a U.S. Congressman from Maryland as well as the mayor of Baltimore.
Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as both a U.S. Congressman from Maryland as well as the mayor of Baltimore. First elected to Congress in a special election in 1987, she has represented her district in Congress for the past 20 years. In 2002, she succeeded Dick Gephardt as House Minority Leader. For ten points, name this Congresswoman, elected Speaker of the House on November 16, 2006, the first woman in history to hold this position.
Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served as both a U.S. Congressman from Maryland as well as the mayor of Baltimore.
Nancy {Pelosi}