Nancy Pelosi: House speaker through the years (50 images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek a leadership position for House Democrats when they lose power on January 3. Pelosi, who will keep her House seat representing San Francisco, has served in the House since 1987 and made history as the first female speaker in 2007. Here is a look back at her time as House sspeaker.

Pelosi views the casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on September 25, 2020. Pool photo by Erin Schaff/UPI

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Pelosi receives a COVID-19 vaccination in her office in Washington on December 18, 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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Pelosi holds the speaker's gavel in the air in the Capitol after becoming house speaker of the 117th Congress in Washington on January 3, 2021. Pool photo by Bill ClarkUPI

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Pelosi signs the articles of impeachment during an engrossment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 13, 2021. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI

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