As of January 2007, the first female Speaker of the
House. Elected in November 2006 when Democrats took control of the
House and Senate. She has led the
House Democrats since 2002.
She is a fairly strong liberal, earning a 100% rating from the American Civil Liberties Union, a liberal group, and a score of 3% from the American Conservative Union.
A brief characterization of her political positions:
- Favors implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
- Voted against the Iraq war
- Opposes drilling in ANWR
- Supports increasing the minimum wage
- Supports increasing Medicare and Medicaid benefits
- Pro-choice
- Opposes amending the constitution to prohibit gay
marriage
- Opposes amending the constitution to prohibit flag burning
More details about her can be found on
Wikipedia, or her official site, house.gov/pelosi.