| She became the first female Speaker of the House on January 4, 2007. |
| Father was Mayor of Baltimore. |
| Honorary board member of the National Organization for Women. |
| Family has an estimated net worth of $25 million. |
| Reportedly opposes off-shore drilling because she and her husband have heavily invested in a wind power project in Texas owned by oilman T. Boone PIckens. |
| Claims that natural gas is not a fossil fuel. |
| Owns a pineapple plantation in Hawaii along with her husband hence her nickname of "the Pineapple Princess." |
| Opposes re-opening Alcatraz to incarcerate terrorists now being held at the soon to be closed Guantanamo Bay prison because Alcatraz is in her home district. |
| Claims she was never told about CIA waterboarding prisoners although numerous others say otherwise. |
| Has her own private jet provided by the government and reportedly forces military members to salute her. |