Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House on Thursday, placing her in the history books as one of only a few lawmakers to ever wield the gavel multiple times.<br />Pelosi won the speakership with 220 votes, strictly along party lines.<br />She becomes one of just a few lawmakers to serve as speaker in two, non-consecutive Congresses.<br />Pelosi takes over the House majority while the government remains in a partial shutdown. <br />
