Christine Pelosi has officially thrown her hat into the ring for California’s State Senate, initiating her campaign on Monday. Her aim is to fill the seat vacated by Senator Scott Wiener, who has set his sights on a Congressional run to replace outgoing House leader Nancy Pelosi.
The daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Christine Pelosi, announced her candidacy with a campaign video that highlighted her political vision and goals. She is targeting the seat currently held by Sen. Scott Wiener, who is now seeking election in California’s 11th Congressional District.
In her announcement, Pelosi, a Democrat strategist, highlighted her experience as an attorney, author, mother, and chair of the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus. In the ad, Christine Pelosi said she is running to represent San Francisco in Sacramento, “fighting for consumer rights, women’s rights, gun violence survivors, immigrants and our most vulnerable communities against the threat we face.” She added, “What do we do when our freedoms are under attack? We speak up, we fight back, and we organize power for the people, and that’s what I want to do for you.”
In her campaign announcement on social media platform X, Christine Pelosi wrote, “In courtrooms, campaigns, and corridors of power, I’ve fought to build Power For The People. And that’s why I’m running for California Senate.”
Christine has been known for stirring the pot with her provocative social media posts. Back in 2014, she shared an adapted version of the Gadsden flag, a symbol associated with the Tea Party’s opposition to Obamacare. Her version featured a stethoscope instead of the snake, with the phrase “Don’t Tread on My Obamacare.” This drew criticism, with some labeling it “desperate” and pointing out the irony of using a symbol once likened to the Confederate flag.
In the same year, Pelosi deleted a tweet that included a fabricated quote wrongly attributed to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta about the Epstein case. The quote, originally from a deleted satirical post by David Frum, was later confirmed as fake, leading to backlash for spreading misinformation amid renewed interest in Epstein’s plea deals.
In March 2020, Twitter temporarily suspended her account for a tweet stating, “Rand Paul’s neighbor was right,” which violated its policy against glorifying violence. The tweet was posted shortly after Senator Rand Paul announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 and alluded to a 2017 incident where he was physically assaulted and hospitalized.
Christine Pelosi took issue with a New York Times photo accompanying an op-ed that questioned whether the Speaker of the House should remain in the presidential line of succession. She criticized the image as “misogynistic” for showing only her mother Nancy Pelosi’s calves and high heels, rather than portraying her as a national leader. Pelosi argued that the photo reflected “#EverydaySexism” and diminished the visibility and seriousness of women in positions of power.
Scott Wiener’s congressional campaign emphasizes opposition to what he calls the U.S. “slipping into fascism.” As a state senator, he authored SB 357, which decriminalized loitering for prostitution and was later tied to increased child sex trafficking in Los Angeles.
He also sponsored a sanctuary state law for minors seeking gender transitions, SB 79 to override local zoning for high-rise housing near transit, a bill reducing penalties for certain same-sex statutory rape cases, and a law banning ICE agents from wearing masks, making it easier to publicly identify them.
