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Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi was elected to replace Gephardt

2002
U.S.

In 2002, after Gephardt resigned as minority leader to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election, Pelosi was elected to replace him, becoming the first woman to lead a major party in the House.


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