Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California saw her wealth increase by at least 2,292% during her 37 years in Congress, much of it through stock trading.The former House speaker, who announced Thursday that she will retire from Congress in 2027, reported a minimum net worth of $2,675,036 when she first took office and $63,996,050 in 2024, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of her financial disclosures. A separate analysis by Quiver Quantitative places her current net worth at roughly $278.76 million.
Pelosi’s 2024 financial disclosures list her maximum net worth at an estimated $311,443,000. Comparable figures were not reported in 1987, when she first entered Congress, the Daily Caller reported.At 85, Pelosi’s investment portfolio nearly doubled the growth of the S&P 500 in 2024, according to previous Daily Caller News Foundation reporting. Her financial success has fueled renewed calls to tighten restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress and sparked allegations that she may have benefited from insider knowledge of industry trends.
Pelosi’s office has denied any wrongdoing, stating that she does not personally own or manage stocks and has no prior knowledge of, or involvement in, the transactions. Her husband, Paul Pelosi, is responsible for handling the family’s investments.
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The congresswoman voiced her support in July for Republican-backed legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress, as well as by presidents and vice presidents — the same day former President Donald Trump publicly called for an investigation into her over potential insider trading.
“We must have strong transparency, robust accountability and tough enforcement for financial conduct in office because the American people deserve confidence that their elected leaders are serving the public interest — not their personal portfolios,” Pelosi said at the time.
