Pelosi Wins Democratic Leadership Fight

Published November 14, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

House Democrats elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as their leader over rivals Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN). Pelosi follows Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) as House minority leader, and becomes the first woman to hold the post. NPR News reports.

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