Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became House Democratic leader in 2003 when the national debt was $6.3 trillion. Pelosi first became Speaker of the House in January 2007 when the national debt was at about $9 trillion. She left the speakership in January 2023 when the national debt was $31 trillion, representing a $22 trillion increase to the debt during her time as leader of the Democratic Party. -- https://justthenews.com/government/congress/top-kings-and-queens-debt-congress