Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives, says she is going to resign.

A huge role in US politics and the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Nancy Pelosi said today that she will not run for re-election.

The 85-year-old Democrat, who has been one of President Donald Trump’s strongest opponents, stated, “I will not be running for Congress again.”

Pelosi said in a video aimed to her supporters in San Francisco that she will serve her last year “with a grateful heart.”

Pelosi was the first woman to head a major political party in the US Congress. Her term ends in January 2027.

Even though she didn’t get into politics until later in life, she swiftly became a favorite of liberal West Coast politicians and, in the end, one of the most powerful women in US history.

She has been in office for 19 terms and has represented her district in the San Francisco area for 38 years. But her fame is mostly based on her well-known national skills, which led her party for 20 years.

She was the second in line for the presidency after the vice president for eight years as House speaker, including during Trump’s first turbulent term.

People looked up to her because she could get her often-disagreeing caucus to vote on tough issues like Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans.

Republicans said she was the leader of a liberal elite that had turned its back on American principles and was tearing apart the social fabric.

Trump picked on her a lot, calling her “crazy Nancy” again and over again. Pelosi never backed down from directly confronting the Republican leader. For example, she ripped up a copy of his State of the Union speech on live TV.

For weeks, there had been rumors on Capitol Hill that she was leaving, but when asked about her political future, she said she was focused on a redistricting reform effort in California that passed on Tuesday.

Pelosi stated, “I tell my colleagues in the House all the time, no matter what title they give me—speaker, leader, whip—there has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the House floor and say, ‘I speak for the people of San Francisco.'”

“I have really loved being your voice,” she said. “As we move forward, my message to the city I love is this: San Francisco, know your power.”