Pelosi Shatters Dreams Of San Francisco’s Favorite Gay Liberal

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) may have ended the political aspirations of San Francisco’s favorite gay liberal when she weighed in Monday on the race to fill her soon-to-be-vacated seat in Congress.

Pelosi chose to back City Supervisor Connie Chan over state Senator Scott Wiener and tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti ahead of the June 2 primary, the latter of whom previously worked for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but failed to snag her endorsement in the race.

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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi endorses SF Supervisor Connie Chan to succeed her in Congress, saying Chan “stands above” all the other candidates.

The Speaker Emerita’s backing is one of the most coveted in San Francisco politics. Pelosi has held the seat for nearly 40 years. pic.twitter.com/9osp5FpboM

— Monica Madden (@themonicamadden) May 18, 2026

“I know and love this district, I know the Congress, and I know Connie. I’m proud to endorse Democrat Connie Chan and ask you to join me in electing her to Congress,” Pelosi said, appearing alongside Chan in a video endorsement.

Pelosi followed that with an additional statement, adding, “Connie understands San Francisco — our values, our diversity, our communities, and our responsibility to lead with both compassion and strength. She’s a mom who knows her power and knows her why. I am confident Connie is ready to bring clarity and purpose to the work ahead — For The Children.”

But Pelosi’s choice appears to have left some scratching their heads.

Wiener, who has consistently polled as the top contender, represents a State Senate district that overlaps substantially with Pelosi’s Congressional District — but several reports suggest that Pelosi’s issues with Wiener are more personal than political.

It’s been no secret, for example, that the openly gay senator has been waiting for the 20-term congresswoman to retire so that he could make the move to the U.S. House. He also may have angered the former House Speaker more recently when, knowing that her daughter Christine Pelosi was eyeing a run at his state senate seat, Wiener opted not to resign his seat while running for Congress.

“Nancy Pelosi hates Scott Wiener on a personal level, and Saikat tried to unseat her; she’s trying to settle scores. The idea that this means Connie Chan is some kind of insider trading mega Zionist is silly. Pelosi also endorsed a DSA candidate. San Francisco is weird!” comedian Kate Willett observed, adding, “Pelosi hates the creepy SF tech bro sh*t Wiener embodies more than she hates having the odd progressive in power. She loved what San Francisco was. She resents her beautiful, gay city being turned into an incel fiefdom.”

While some more moderate Democrats have voiced concern over Chan’s far-left positions on many issues, Wiener’s legacy in California may be more troubling. He has consistently supported laws like California’s transgender shield laws, creating a sanctuary state for those seeking cross-sex hormones and sex-change surgeries, and mandating that foster families recognize and accommodate trans-identifying children in their care. He was also behind a push to reduce the mandatory sentence guidelines for people who knowingly exposed others to HIV.

Wiener also sparked backlash when he, as co-chair of the California Jewish Caucus, accused Israel of “committing genocide” in Gaza.

A recent campaign event featured a drag queen pig in frilly pink attire singing, “Scott Wiener is a girl’s best friend.”

Creepy Scott Wiener campaign event featured drag queens including one mocking women while dressed as a pig singing “Wiener is a girl’s best friend” in front of kids

This is one the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/Ceaz5oSWfT

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Pelosi’s endorsement is likely to open the donor floodgates for Chan, who has been trailing Wiener in terms of cash on hand, and should give her a much-needed boost in the polls as well.