The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.

Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene praised former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on CNN Thursday.

As Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement, California Rep.Sara Jacobs joins ABC News to talk about her mentor's significance as well as where that leaves the democratic party.

Pelosi has steadfastly refused to function as Jeffries’ puppet master. Instead she has been more akin to a firefighter — willing to help, but only when her services are needed and requested by the overly scripted and cautious minority leader. For better and mostly for worse, she has allowed Jeffries to stagger on his own two feet.

Nancy Pelosi deserves credit for helping millions of people. She's also partly responsible for how we got here.

Yet Pelosi was correct to step aside from her leadership role in 2022 to make way for a new generation, even if Hakeem Jeffries, her successor, hasn’t been nearly as impressive as she was. And she’s right to retire now, setting an example for a party with a serious gerontocracy problem.

As Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement, it’s worth examining her legacy and where the Democratic Party stands today, writes.

More than just about anyone, Pelosi knows how to read a political situation with dispassion, detachment and clear-eyed calculation.

Nancy Pelosi was known as a Democratic party fundraiser and housewife in 1987, before her ascent to power in a short and vicious knife fight of a campaign.