Composite 5.19 / 10, weighted per the Constitutional Weight Schedule.
Below the 700 bar, Author's Verdict: not supported.
A consequential institutional record, first woman Speaker, ACA passage architect, two-term whip-count mastery, and documented constitutional fidelity on the night of January 6, 2021, sits beside a genuine fiduciary drag: a documented spouse-trading pattern across both Speakerships, a self-authored stance against a stock-trading ban, and a wealth trajectory far from the "people's house" she led. The decorum lapses (the State of the Union tearing, the HBO-captured private remark) are sub-severe but real and weighed honestly. Not supported: under Model C the conduct record computes in the Unfit band, below the 700 support line, the fiduciary drags (spouse-trading, the anti-ban stance) and the contempt-gap outweigh the institutional mastery. The judgment rests on conduct, not on policy or party.
No military service record. Structural-parity field retained for schema consistency with service-eligible dossiers. Civic service (38-year House tenure, two Speakerships) is recorded in the identity and legislative sections as office conduct, not as a scored badge.
The 14 measures
Each measure is scored 0–10 against an anchored example, with a cited source. Hover/expand why? for the reasoning.
| # | Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| M01 | Duty to Constitution & Rule of Law | 5 | why?Clean middle on documented conduct. She presided over and voted to certify the 2020 election on the night of January 6, 2021 under direct threat, and pursued grievances through lawful constitutional process (two Article I impeachments) rather than extra-constitutional means, affirmative institutional fidelity, not norm-subversion. Held at the middle rather than higher because the record shows no singular constitutional stand taken at personal cost against her own side's interest of the kind that anchors the top band. Policy positions and contested votes are NOT scored in either direction. (Re-scored from an imported 0: a floor score on Constitutional Fidelity requires documented oath-breaking conduct, which this record does not contain; the old-build 0 reflected policy disagreement, which the doctrine forbids scoring.) [source] |
| M02 | Party Over Country | 6 | why?Caucus-alignment >95% and a House-party-leader role mean low cross-aisle index by structure, but she did move bipartisan enactments through the House (Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2021, CARES Act 2020). Whip-count placing the institution's must-pass business over pure partisan denial. Middle: real bipartisan throughput inside a sharply partisan leadership posture; no anchor in the existing library fits, so none added. [source] |
| M03 | Persons of Equal Worth | 6 | why?Persons of Equal Worth: sharp confrontations on this record (impeachment debates, BBB negotiations, the 'clear and present danger' remark) target an officeholder's conduct on policy substance, not the personhood or belonging of opposing voters. No documented dehumanizing characterization of citizens as a class. Middle: combative institutional posture, but the documented attacks stay on conduct/policy rather than identity. [source] |
| M04 | Weaponization of Justice | 6 | why?No documented weaponization of state power against private rivals or critics. Impeachment and committee actions were exercised through lawful constitutional channels (Article I authority), which the doctrine does not score as abuse. Middle: substantial power held across two Speakerships with no criterion-class misuse on the record. [source] |
| M05 | Incitement / Anti-Belonging | 6 | why?Incite-or-threaten axis: the documented drag is the HBO-captured private remark during the J6 attack ('I want to punch him out... I'm going to go to jail'), a heated private statement caught on documentary footage, not retracted, but a one-off captured remark rather than a sustained pattern of public incitement against citizens. The SOTU tearing is decorum (scored at M12). Sub-severe; the score reflects a real but isolated lapse, not a pattern. [source] |
| M06 | Fiduciary Conduct | 6 | why?FLAGGED drag: Paul Pelosi's documented trading record across both Speakerships shows large positions (Nvidia ahead of CHIPS Act semiconductor subsidies; Apple, Tesla, Visa on jurisdiction-overlapping legislation) repeatedly outperforming the S&P 500 during periods she controlled House scheduling and committee jurisdiction. Active-duty fiduciary doctrine: the affirmative duty is to over-disclose and wall off spouse entanglements before being asked; the record shows the opposite. The conduct is a documented, corroborated pattern (PTR filings), scored as a real fiduciary drag, but it stayed within disclosure law and reached no formal sanction, so it is not inflated to a severity-class finding. [source] |
| M07 | Duty to Call Out | 4 | why?Active call-out duty: the record shows the inverse on the fiduciary question most proximate to her own household, she publicly defended the right of members to trade individual stocks ('We don't believe in banning members of Congress from trading stocks') and voted against multiple stock-trading-ban bills while her own spouse's trading was under scrutiny. Below middle: the affirmative duty to call out and self-correct on a conflict touching her own family was not met; resisting reform on the exact conflict implicating one's household is a documented failure of the active-duty standard. [source] |
| M08 | The Discretion Test | 6 | why?Discretion-to-harm test: held enormous procedural discretion (floor scheduling, committee assignments, impeachment-manager selection) across two Speakerships with no documented use of that discretion to inflict gratuitous personal harm on individuals. Exercises stayed within institutional channels. Middle: large discretion, no documented abuse of it, but no signal high-mark act of restraint-at-personal-cost on the record either. [source] |
| M09 | The No-Camera Test | 3 | why?Private/public-contempt-gap axis: the HBO documentary footage captures a private register ('I want to punch him out') sharper than her public institutional posture, evidencing a gap between the on-camera parliamentary persona and off-camera conduct. The position evolution on impeachment (March 2019 'I am not in favor of impeachment' reversed by September 2019) is lawful and event-driven, noted as context not penalized. Below middle: documented contempt-gap is the principal drag. [source] |
| M10 | Constituent-vs-Donor Vote | 5 | why?Constituent-vs-donor alignment: long, attentive representation of a safe San Francisco district with high caucus alignment to its electorate, but national-leadership demands and a wealth distance from the broader 'people's house' constituency pull this to the middle. No documented donor-capture finding; balanced district fidelity against the leadership/wealth distance. [source] |
| M11 | Net-Worth Trajectory | 3 | why?Office-attributable enrichment ONLY (not raw wealth status): net-worth trajectory ~$3M (1987) to ~$278.5M (2025), ~93x growth vs S&P 500 ~25x over the same span, with the excess concentrated in spouse trading that coincided with her control of House scheduling and jurisdiction. The disconnect from CA-11 median household income (~$143k, 2024 ACS) is a contextual marker, not the basis of the deduction; the deduction is the office-period excess growth itself. Low: documented, corroborated, office-proximate enrichment pattern, scored as a real fiduciary breach short of a formal-sanction severity flag. [source] |
| M12 | Floor Decorum | 5 | why?Floor/institutional decorum: 38 years of sustained parliamentary-procedural posture, against which the documented drag is the February 4, 2020 tearing of the State of the Union address on camera at the rostrum, an institutional-ceremony breach, sub-severe (a symbolic act at a ceremony, not a procedural rule violation). Middle: long decorum record, one documented high-visibility ceremonial lapse. [source] |
| M13 | Lying & Misleading | 5 | why?Honesty/documented-falsehood axis: no sustained pattern of documented fabrication on the record. The frequently-cited 'pass the bill so you can find out what is in it' line is documented but routinely mischaracterized, in context it referred to the political fog around the bill, which is mitigating. Middle: ordinary political spin and a contested-quote drag, no proven-false fabrication that would brand the speaker. [source] |
| M14 | Knowledge Depth | 6 | why?Substantive command: high Legislative Effectiveness Score and demonstrated whip-count mastery; architect of Affordable Care Act 2010 House passage, Inflation Reduction Act 2022 House passage, American Rescue Plan 2021, CARES Act 2020, Dodd-Frank 2010. Substance over talking points across a 38-year record. Above middle, held from the top tier because the mastery is procedural/coalitional rather than original policy authorship. [source] |
Why not higher, the points withheld
The standard is the seat; the ceiling is a perfect 10. Every withheld point traces to documented conduct, weighed where the measures and attributes say it belongs, shown openly here, the same way the earned points are.
| Where | Documented conduct | Mitigation weighed |
|---|---|---|
| M07 | Publicly defended members' right to trade individual stocks and voted against multiple stock-trading-ban bills while her own spouse's trading was under scrutiny ('We don't believe in banning members of Congress from trading stocks,' Dec 15 2021) ↳ Accountability / active call-out duty, failure to self-correct on a conflict touching her own household | - |
| M11 | Office-period net-worth trajectory ~$3M (1987) → ~$278.5M (2025), ~93x vs S&P 500 ~25x, excess concentrated in spouse trading coinciding with her control of House scheduling/jurisdiction ↳ Stewardship, office-attributable enrichment | Stayed within disclosure law; no formal sanction; deduction is office-period excess growth, not raw wealth status |
| M06 | Paul Pelosi documented trading pattern across both Speakerships (Nvidia pre-CHIPS Act; Apple/Tesla/Visa on overlapping legislation) repeatedly outperforming the market ↳ Fiduciary appearance-of-impropriety / spouse entanglement | Disclosed via PTR filings; within law; not inflated to a severity flag |
| M09 | HBO documentary footage captures a private register ('I want to punch him out') sharper than the on-camera parliamentary posture, a documented private/public contempt gap ↳ Authenticity / Honesty, contempt-gap | - |
| M12 | Tore the State of the Union address on camera at the rostrum, February 4 2020 ↳ Temperance / institutional decorum, ceremonial breach | Symbolic act at a ceremony, not a procedural-rule violation; sub-severe |
| M05 | HBO-captured private remark during the J6 attack ('I want to punch him out... I'm going to go to jail'), not retracted ↳ Temperance, heated private remark | One-off captured private statement, not a sustained public-incitement pattern |
| Pillar I | Resisting stock-trading reform on the exact conflict implicating her own household is a drag on Accountability and Responsibility ↳ Accountability/Responsibility drag | J6-night certification and lawful constitutional process demonstrate Steadiness Under Pressure and Responsibility |
The Four Pillars, worthy to be followed?
A separate axis from the 14 measures. The measures ask did their conduct meet the standard; the Pillars ask is this someone worthy to be elevated and followed at all. The two can diverge, when they do, the divergence is the finding.
| # | Pillar | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Trust & Loyalty
| 5 | why?Attributes demonstrated: Steadiness Under Pressure and Responsibility, presiding over and certifying the 2020 election on the night of the J6 attack is genuine institutional fidelity under duress; Presence and Discipline across a 38-year tenure. Drag toward the opposite of Accountability: resisting stock-trading reform on the conflict touching her own household, and the spouse-trading pattern, pull against Responsibility and Selfless Service. Net middle. |
| II | Aspiration & Integrity
| 4 | why?Attributes: Conviction and Consistency across a long institutional career. Drag toward the opposites of Honesty/Authenticity (the documented private/public contempt gap in the HBO footage) and Temperance (the SOTU tearing, the captured private remark). The fiduciary posture, defending the very conflict implicating her family rather than self-correcting, is a Self-Reflection/Humility drag that holds this pillar below the midline. |
| III | Protection & Influence
| 5 | why?Attributes: Stewardship of must-pass institutional business (CARES, ARPA, infrastructure) and Courage-in-Conflict as a coalition leader. Drag toward Exploitation's edge: the office-period family-commercial flow (M06/M11) is a Stewardship failure on the 'people's house' she led. No documented use of power to inflict personal harm. Net middle: real protective stewardship of the institution, real stewardship failure on the fiduciary axis. |
| IV | Legacy & Virtue
| 5 | why?Attributes: Servant-Leadership and Moral Courage in a historic first-woman-Speaker legacy and durable legislative architecture (ACA). Drag toward Favoritism/Ego: the wealth-disconnect and spouse-enrichment asterisk, the SOTU tearing as a legacy image, and the contempt-gap temper a legacy of substantive institutional achievement. Net middle, a consequential record with honest, real drags. |
| TOTAL: Weak | 19/40 |
Total 19/40, Weak. The Four Pillars hold lower than the institutional achievements alone would suggest because the fiduciary axis (office-period family enrichment + resisting reform on her own conflict) and the documented contempt-gap weigh on character even where legislative mastery is real.
What the Four Pillars are & the questions behind each →
In their own words
“I want to punch him out. This is my moment. I've been waiting for this. For trespassing on the Capitol grounds. I want to punch him out, and I'm going to go to jail, and I'm going to be happy.”
Captured on HBO documentary footage shot by daughter Alexandra Pelosi during the January 6 attack on the Capitol; released October 2022 · HBO 'Pelosi in the House' (Oct 2022) · CONTESTED · cite
“[Tears Trump's State of the Union address on camera at the conclusion of the speech.]”
State of the Union ceremony, Pelosi tore the address on camera behind the President at the conclusion of his speech · C-SPAN Congress video archive, Feb 4 2020 · CONTESTED · cite
“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”
ACA debate, speech to the National Association of Counties; full context referred to the political environment around the bill, and the line is frequently mischaracterized · Pelosi speech to NACo, Mar 9 2010 · CONTESTED · cite
“The President of the United States is a clear and present danger to our country.”
Second Trump impeachment debate; as Speaker she appointed impeachment managers and signed the articles · Congressional Record, House, Jan 13 2021 · PRINCIPLED · cite
“I am not in favor of impeachment.”
On first-term impeachment consideration before the Ukraine call surfaced; position reversed after the September 2019 Ukraine matter · Pelosi public statements, March 2019 · CIVIC · cite
“We don't believe in banning members of Congress from trading stocks.”
Press conference responding to whether members should be banned from individual stock trading; she voted against multiple stock-ban bills · Pelosi press conference, Dec 15 2021 · CONTESTED · cite
Full personnel file
1. Identity
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940, Baltimore, Maryland). U.S. Representative from California (11th congressional district) 1987-2025; 38-year House tenure, retired January 3, 2025. Speaker of the House 2007-2011 and 2019-2023, first woman Speaker of the House; second-longest-serving Democratic House Speaker after Sam Rayburn. Trinity College B.A. 1962. Daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (Baltimore Mayor 1947-1959 and U.S. Representative). Married Paul Pelosi 1963 (investor; San Francisco real estate / venture capital). Five children. Stepped aside as House Democratic Leader November 2022 after midterm losses; succeeded by Hakeem Jeffries 2023.
2. Voting / Legislative Profile
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension placement: moderate-left (~-0.4 sustained). Lugar Bipartisan Index: low (typical for a House party leader). CEL Legislative Effectiveness Score: high (whip-counting mastery). Caucus alignment >95%. Signature legislative work: Affordable Care Act 2010 House-passage architect; Inflation Reduction Act 2022 House passage; American Rescue Plan Act 2021; CARES Act 2020; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 2010; Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2021. Voted to certify the 2020 election on January 6, 2021, and presided over certification as Speaker that night despite the attack on the Capitol. Led both Trump impeachments as Speaker. Contested policy votes are recorded as context and NOT graded on policy merits, per the framework's refusal to score policy in either direction.
3. Constitutional Moments
Institutional conduct at the constitutional threshold. January 6, 2021: presided over and voted to certify the 2020 election after the attack on the Capitol, documented constitutional fidelity under duress. Led both Trump impeachments (December 18, 2019 and January 13, 2021) through lawful Article I process, appointed managers, signed articles. The February 4, 2020 State of the Union tearing is recorded as an institutional- ceremony decorum breach (M12), not a constitutional act. The October 2022 HBO footage ("I want to punch him out") is a captured private remark scored on the discourse/contempt-gap axis (M05/M09), not constitutional conduct.
4. Rhetoric & Discourse Profile
Sustained institutional-leadership rhetorical posture across a 38-year House tenure, emphasizing parliamentary- procedural framing. The documented discourse drags are the February 4, 2020 State of the Union tearing (a sub-severe institutional-ceremony breach, M12) and the October 2022 HBO documentary footage capturing a private remark during the J6 attack ("I want to punch him out"), neither retracted (M05/M09, a private/public contempt gap). Sharp moments on policy substance (impeachment debates, BBB negotiations) stay substantive- disagreement on an officeholder's conduct rather than personal-identity attacks on opposing voters, which is why M03 holds at the midline.
5. Fiduciary Profile
FLAGGED on the fiduciary axis. Net-worth trajectory ~$3M (1987) to ~$278.5M (2025) per Quiver Quantitative analysis; ~93x growth vs S&P 500 ~25x over the same span. The excess is concentrated in Paul Pelosi's documented trading record across both Speakerships, Nvidia ahead of CHIPS Act semiconductor subsidies; Apple, Tesla, Visa positions on jurisdiction-overlapping legislation, repeatedly outperforming the market during periods she controlled House scheduling and committee jurisdiction (M06/M11). Per the active-duty fiduciary doctrine, the affirmative duty is to wall off and over-disclose spouse entanglements; the record shows her publicly defending members' right to trade and voting against stock-ban bills on the exact conflict implicating her household (M07). The conduct stayed within disclosure law and reached no formal sanction, scored as a real fiduciary breach, not inflated to a severity-class flag. Wealth distance from the CA-11 median (~$143k, 2024 ACS) is contextual, not the basis of the deduction.
6. Severity-Class Conduct
No formally adjudicated Severity-class finding on the record. The office-period family-enrichment pattern (M06/M11) is a documented, corroborated fiduciary drag scored at measure level; it stayed within disclosure law and reached no sanction, so it is weighed as a real breach short of a severity flag rather than inflated to one. The discourse lapses (SOTU tearing, HBO remark) are sub-severe. Flag count: zero adjudicated.
7. What The Framework Says
A consequential institutional record measured honestly against the fixed standard. What is real and weighs in her favor: documented constitutional fidelity on the night of January 6, 2021 (presiding over and certifying the election under attack), substantive legislative-leadership mastery (M14), and the historic first-woman- Speaker tenure. The standard records the drags plainly: the office-period spouse-trading pattern and the ~93x-vs-market wealth trajectory (M06/M11), the resistance to stock-trading reform on her own household's conflict (M07), the documented private/public contempt gap in the HBO footage (M09), and the State of the Union tearing as an institutional-ceremony breach (M12). Policy and contested votes are not graded in either direction. Net: a consequential record whose honest conduct drags hold it below the support line.
8. Sources & Where To Look Deeper
Tier 1 (primary): Congress.gov member profile · House financial disclosures (eFD) · Congressional Record (congress.gov)
Tier 2: C-SPAN Congress video archive · Lugar Center Bipartisan Index
Research links: Congress.gov member profile · Ballotpedia · Voteview / DW-NOMINATE · House financial disclosures (eFD) · Wikipedia
Scores derive from the fixed Constitutional Weight Schedule. The bar does not move. Conduct, not party.