Rep. Nancy Pelosi akes the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on August 21, 2024. Kevin Wurm/Reuters

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to seek reelection next year could open the floodgates on the race to replace her.

Pelosi, who has served in Congress since 1987, already had two primary challengers ahead of her Thursday announcement: Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic California state Sen. Scott Wiener.

Chakrabarti launched his bid to unseat Pelosi earlier this year as part of a wave of younger Democratic challengers who argued the party needed candidates with new ideas to reshape it in the wake of Republicans’ 2024 electoral wins.

Wiener, who has represented much of the city in the state

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