Posted on Jan 4, 2026
Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House
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On January 4, 2007, John Boehner handed the speaker of the House gavel over to Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic representative from California. With the passing of the gavel, she became the first woman to hold the Speaker of the House position, as well as the only woman to get that close the presidency. After the Vice President, she was now second in line via the presidential order of succession. Pelosi became Speaker again in 2018.
Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House
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MAJ Byron Oyler
I feel all the 'firsts' Democrats have pushed have done more harm to the groups they were trying to help. There are incredible leaders that are women, gay, black, brown, and so on but pushing one only because of those demographics make people question abilities. There are democratic women I would have voted over Trump but Kamala Harris was not the one. The biggest hurdle for women to get elected, other women liking them.
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