Saikat Chakrabarti, 39, a software engineer and co-founder of the progressive organization Justice Democrats and president of New Consensus, announced his run against Pelosi in February. He has had a successful behind-the-scenes political campaign career, as well as in software engineering. He is a Harvard University graduate.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi participate in a prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022 in Washington, D.C., one year after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to disrupt the confirmation of the electoral college win for Joe Biden.

Two known Democratic figures have already thrown their hats in the ring for Pelosi's 11th Congressional District.

After nearly 40 years in politics, Nancy Pelosi, the first ever woman to serve as Speaker of the House, announced her impending retirement from Congress.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to run for reelection, announced Thursday, will allow San Francisco to openly debate how its representative — and the Democratic Party — should approach this unprecedented moment in American politics and democracy in the 2026 election.

Now 85, Pelosi is retiring as her party reckons with a widening generational gap, pitting Democratic veterans against political newcomers. If Pelosi had sought reelection, she likely would have been subject to a “long and nasty campaign” playing into that generational divide,