Pelosi's office denies retirement rumors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An aide to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has denied a claim from a Pelosi family member that the California Democrat wants to retire.

Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra Pelosi, told the conservative Web site Big Government her mother wants to retire but has been pressured by campaign contributors to continue serving, The Hill reported Thursday.

However, the younger Pelosi said she hadn't discussed the matter with her mother.

"I have never talked to Nancy Pelosi about any of this," she said in a text message.

In a statement Thursday, Pelosi's office said the report on Big Government was "totally untrue."

"This may be wishful thinking on the part of a right-wing blog but it is totally untrue. When the day comes and Leader Pelosi's work is done, she won't be announcing it there," Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami said in a statement Thursday.