Christine Paule Pelosi (born May 5, 1966) is an American Democratic Party political strategist from California. She is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and businessman Paul Pelosi and sister of Alexandra Pelosi.
Christine Pelosi | |
|---|---|
 Pelosi in 2013 | |
| Born | Christine Paule Pelosi May 5, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
| Occupation | Political strategist |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Peter Kaufman (m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Paul Pelosi Nancy Pelosi |
| Relatives | Alexandra Pelosi (sister) |
| Website | christinepelosi |
Early life and education
editChristine Pelosi is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi, and was born in New York City. She has four siblings: Nancy Corinne, Jacqueline, Paul, and Alexandra.[1]
She holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a JD from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.[2]
Career
editHer work in public policy and politics includes service as executive director (1998–1999),[citation needed] Platform Chair (1995–2008),[citation needed] and Women's Caucus Chair (2011–2021) of the California Democratic Party;[3][4] Deputy City Attorney (Construction and Trial Teams) and Assistant District Attorney (Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit) for the City of San Francisco;[citation needed] U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Special Counsel in the Clinton/Gore Administration (1999–2001);[citation needed] and Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative John F. Tierney (2001–2005).[5] Pelosi has also served as a board member and the Interim Executive Director of the Young Democrats of America (2011).[citation needed]
She is the author of Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders (2007) and Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 (2012), books used in her leadership trainings for candidates and causes.[6][2][5]
Pelosi has written blog posts for The Huffington Post.[2]
Pelosi has served as volunteer board member for the AIDS Memorial Grove and the New Leaders Council.[citation needed]
She has been named a potential successor to her mother's seat in the House by the Los Angeles Times.[7] She is seen as a successor to her mother given Nancy's immense influence in the San Francisco district.[8]
Democratic National Committee
editPelosi was elected to the Democratic National Committee, where she cofounded the Veterans and Military Families Council,[5] and as of 2021 is Vice Chair for Campaigns and Elections.[9]
In 2020, Pelosi was one of California's automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention.[10]
Electoral college member
editPelosi was a presidential elector for the state of California in the 2016 United States presidential election. Every presidential election year, the 538 members of the electoral college meet in their state capitals on December 19 to cast the official vote for president. She helped lead the effort to inform the electors and the public about foreign interference in elections.[11]
Personal life
editPelosi married Peter Kaufman, son of film director Philip Kaufman, on February 16, 2008.[5] They had a daughter in March 2009.[12] Pelosi is a baseball fan, lives within walking distance of the San Francisco Giants' stadium, and serves on the Giants Community Fund board of directors.[2]
On March 22, 2020, Pelosi tweeted "Rand Paul's neighbor was right"[13] in reference to an assault on Senator Rand Paul,[14] and the tweet was removed. Sen. Paul later cited the tweet after Pelosi's father was severely injured by a hammer-wielding assailant.[15]
Works
edit- Christine Pelosi, Campaign Boot Camp (PoliPointPress, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9794822-0-5
- Christine Pelosi, Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 (Berrett-Koehler, 2012) ISBN 978-1609945169
- Christine Pelosi, The Nancy Pelosi Way (Skyhorse, 2019) ISBN 978-1-5107-5584-0
References
edit- ^ "Manny's: Stories from Growing up in the Pelosi Household with Christine Pelosi". Mission Local. April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Christine Pelosi". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Christine Pelosi for DNC". Christine Pelosi.
- ^ "Christine Pelosi welcomes Carolyn Fowler as the new Women's Caucus Chair". Facebook. April 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Christine Pelosi, Peter Kaufman". The New York Times. February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012.
- ^ Whiting, Sam (February 3, 2008). "Christine Pelosi's boot camp trains future politicians to avoid the campaign minefield". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Column: Nancy Pelosi just answered one big question. But another remains". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane (August 13, 2022). "After Nancy Pelosi: A San Francisco Race 'That Shall Not Be Named'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Veterans and Military Families Council Officers". Democratic National Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "2020 California Delegation to the Democratic National Convention" (PDF). California Democratic Party. July 9, 2020.
- ^ Kyle Cheney; Gabriel Debenedetti (December 12, 2016). "Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote". Politico. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Speaker Pelosi Welcomes Isabella Pelosi Kaufman". Speaker Nancy Pelosi. March 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ Hull, Caleb [@CalebJHull] (March 24, 2020). "Twitter has removed Nancy Pelosi's daughter's tweet where she endorsed the assault of Sen. Rand Paul" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Senator Rand Paul gets $580,000 after neighbor broke his ribs". Reuters. January 31, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Epstein, Jake (October 28, 2022). "Rand Paul calls out Nancy Pelosi's daughter as he wishes her husband a 'speedy recovery' from the early morning-attack that left him hospitalized". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
External links
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- Official website
- Christine Pelosi weblog at The Huffington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Christine Pelosi video interview about Campaign Boot Camp PTV Books, January 25, 2008