The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/10/christine-pelosi-will-not-run-for-congress-will-run-for-state-senate/Well this is an unexpected turn of events. Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, will not run to take over her mother's seat in the House of Representatives in 2026, as was widely speculated. Instead, maybe in an act of deference to state Senator Scott Wiener or in an acknowledgement of her own political inexperience, the 59-year-old Pelosi says she will run to take over Wiener's seat in the state Senate — a seat that SF Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is also considering running for, and that Assemblyman Matt Haney will also be vying for. "I’m running to represent San Francisco in Sacramento, fighting for consumer rights, women’s rights, gun viole

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