Nancy Pelosi rose through the ranks of Congress to ... In 1976, she became a Democratic National Convention committee member. From 1981 to 1983, she chaired the powerful California Democratic ...

Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that she joined the ... Biden and Pelosi first met in 1983 at a California Democratic Party event honoring her tenure as state party chair. They bonded over their ...

1981-1983 - Chair, California State Democratic Party ... November 7, 2006 - Democrats win a majority in the House. Pelosi becomes the speaker of the House when the new congress begins in January ...

When Burton died of heart failure in 1983, his wife, Sala Burton, succeeded him. Four years later, on her own deathbed, Sala Burton made it clear who she wanted to replace her: Nancy Pelosi.

Nancy Pelosi, who served as chairwoman of the California Democratic Party from 1981 to 1983, wins a special election in June to fill the remainder of the term of Rep. Sala Burton (D), who died in ...

Unlike that time, or even when Nancy Pelosi first joined the House in 1987 ... Kaptur was first elected in 1983 and defeated an ‘election denier’ in this month’s Midterms elections.

(CNN) - Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Pelosi, a US representative from California. 1977-1981 - Chair, Northern California Democratic Party. 1981-1983 - Chair, California State Democratic Party.