{"id":1641,"date":"2026-05-19T01:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2026-05-19T01:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:39:59","slug":"nancy-pelosi-breaks-silence-to-endorse-san-francisco-supervisor-as-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1641","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi breaks silence to endorse San Francisco supervisor as successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"06d005ea-130e-4d08-9e22-5e158f8ef35c\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman in a white blouse smiling for a photo.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/78055650bc345e584c7d9f28caeaefb1f2f9ea7c\/0_0_2274_2400\/master\/2274.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"490.7651715039578\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Connie Chan was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi.<\/span> Photograph: Courtesy Connie Chan for Congress<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"06d005ea-130e-4d08-9e22-5e158f8ef35c\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Connie Chan was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi.<\/span> Photograph: Courtesy Connie Chan for Congress<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Nancy Pelosi breaks silence to endorse San Francisco supervisor as successor<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Former House speaker, who had not yet weighed in, declared Connie Chan \u2018best prepared\u2019 to represent city<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/20\/connie-chan-congressional-run\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Connie Chan<\/a>, a San Francisco supervisor, in the race to succeed her as the city\u2019s representative in Congress, calling her the candidate who \u201cstands above the rest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, will retire at the end of her term and had not yet weighed in on the contested primary for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/san-francisco\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">San Francisco<\/a> district she has held for nearly 40 years. But as early mail-in ballots trickle in ahead of the 2 June primary, Pelosi declared Chan the \u201cleader best prepared to carry forward the fight for San Francisco in the Congress\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAt a time when fundamental freedoms and democratic values are under assault, we need a leader in Congress who is prepared to fight \u2013 forcefully and effectively,\u201d Pelosi said in a letter to residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a video clip released on Monday, Pelosi is seated next to Chan, a progressive Democrat with ties to local labor unions, against a backdrop with an image of the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2a65cf94-46c1-4a36-9517-510cb8c161ff\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-4 | 4\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-1bg5532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/active-shooter-report-san-diego-islamic-center\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">Five people, including two suspects, killed in shooting at San Diego\u2019s largest mosque<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI know and love this district,\u201d Pelosi says, patting Chan gently on the back. \u201cI know the Congress, and I know Connie. I\u2019m proud to endorse Democrat Connie Chan and ask you to join me in electing her to Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Pelosi\u2019s endorsement comes as polling shows Chan in a tight contest to advance to the November general election in a field that includes Scott Wiener, a Democratic state senator known for championing legislation to ramp up housing production and enshrining LGBTQ+ rights, and Saikat Chakrabarti, a former tech executive who served as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s first chief of staff and has been an outspoken critic of Pelosi and the Democratic party leadership. Ocasio-Cortez has declined to endorse anyone in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Several recent surveys show Chan effectively tied with Chakrabarti for second place, behind Wiener. Under California\u2019s primary system, the top two contenders will advance to the November general election, regardless of party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Pelosi has represented San Francisco in Washington since 1987, and remains one of the progressive city\u2019s most prominent \u2013 and popular \u2013 elected officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In her endorsement, Pelosi said Chan brings \u201cimportant lived experience\u201d as a woman, a mother and an Asian American immigrant to the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cConnie\u2019s story reflects the American dream,\u201d Pelosi wrote, \u201cthe hopes and courage of so many families who came to this country believing in opportunity, dignity, and democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated at the age of 13 with her mother and younger brother to San Francisco, where her family lived in a one-bedroom apartment in the city\u2019s Chinatown neighborhood. If elected, she would be the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/san-francisco\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">San Francisco<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/california\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/nancy-pelosi\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/house-of-representatives\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">House of Representatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/west-coast\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">West Coast<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-congress\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Nancy%20Pelosi%20breaks%20silence%20to%20endorse%20San%20Francisco%20supervisor%20as%20successor&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/nancy-pelosi-endorses-connie-chan-congress?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F18%2Fnancy-pelosi-endorses-connie-chan-congress&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/nancy-pelosi-endorses-connie-chan-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connie Chan was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi. 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