Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has wielded enormous power in Congress and in the Democratic Party for decades, announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress after her term ends in early 2027.

Pelosi, 85, made her decision public in a video released Thursday morning that begins as a letter to the people of the San Francisco area, whom she has represented in the House since she was first elected in 1987.

"I will not be seeking reelection to Congress," Pelosi says in the nearly six-minute video. "With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative."

"As we go forward, my message to the city I love is this: San Francisco, know your power," Pelosi says. "We have made history. We have made progress. W

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