It’s hard to maintain a successful marriage when you’re juggling it with a career in politics.
Many have tried and failed.
NotNancy Pelosi, however.
The politician is no stranger to challenging norms.
Her 57-year long marriage to husband Paul Pelosi is no exception.
Nancy and Paul met while she was still a student at Trinity College.
Both had families with political backgrounds, but Nancy initially had no interest in politics.
Instead, she stayed involved with politics in her community, while raising her five kids.
“I never even considered running for office when my children were small.
I have five children.
It would have been impossible, but I was always a hard-working volunteer,” she toldThe Baltimore Sun.
Nancy continued her involvement on the community level.
She had an opportunity to run while her youngest daughter was in high school, and she took it.
Thus began her illustrious but challenging political career.
Her star started to rise in the ’90s.
As it did, Paul found great success as a businessman.
He runs Financial Leasing Services, a real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm.
“He’s a businessman.
He plays golf and tennis.
He’s normal.”
An avid investor, Paul has also dabbled in sports.
He was the majority owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.
The now-defunct team lasted from 2009 to 2012.
With his interests, Paul has worked earnestly and amassed them a fortune.
The Pelosis are worth about $114 million as of 2018, according toOpenSecrets.org.
While he’s proud of his work, Paul prefers to keep a lower profile than his other half.
“People should realize that she’s the one.”
So I’ve religiously steered away from anything that would look controversial to her position."
That’s no small achievement but then again, Nancy Pelosi isn’t used to small achievements.
