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PELOSI, NANCY, (daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.), a Representative from California; born Nancy D'Alesandro in Baltimore, Md., March 26, 1940; graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Md., 1958; A.B., Trinity College, 1962; chair, California state Democratic Party, 1981-1983; finance chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1985-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Sala Burton of California, and reelected to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (June 2, 1987-present); minority whip (One Hundred Seventh Congress); minority leader (One Hundred Eighth, One Hundred Ninth, and One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, One Hundred Sixteenth, and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).

University of Oklahoma
The Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive, Department of Communication
Norman, OK
Videocassette: 1987, 1 videocassette.
One commercial used during Nancy Pelosi's campaign for the 1987 U.S. congressional election in District 5 of California, Democratic Party.

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