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Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the US House, 2007 to 2011 and 2019 to 2023

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The first woman Speaker of the House steered the Affordable Care Act to passage and led House Democrats for two decades.

Nancy Pelosi sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly progressive on culture and leaning state-led on economy.

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Where Nancy Pelosi sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Nancy Pelosi

Chuck Schumer US Senate Democratic leader, 2017 to present99%Kamala Harris US Vice President, 2021 to 202599%Olaf Scholz Chancellor of Germany, 2021 to 202599%Barack Obama US President, 2009 to 201799%Joe Biden US President, 2021 to 202599%Pete Buttigieg US Secretary of Transportation, 2021 to 202599%Jonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of Norway, 2021 to present99%Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister, 2024 to 202699%

People furthest from Nancy Pelosi

Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 199510%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202212%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191013%Ron Paul US Representative from Texas, 1997 to 201314%

Political views closest to Nancy Pelosi

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.98%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…97%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…96%Humanitarian interventionismHolds that outside powers may use force to stop genocide and mass atrocities, even…96%

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