Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy Pelosi was arrested for a DUI (Driving Under Influence) on May 28, 2022. Born on April 15, 1940, Paul Pelosi is 82 years old. Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House, often seen in the spotlight. Paul was, reportedly, arrested at night in the Napa Valley for driving under the influence which sparked controversy and brought his name to the public highlight.
Paul’s education and occupation
This highly educated man has attended the prestigious Georgetown University in Washington DC. This was when he met his future wife Nancy who was then attending Trinity College. Paul has been doing work in the industry for years, serving on the board of advisors for the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service since 2009. Apart from this, Paul also has a Master of Business Administration from New York University.
Paul’s MBA promised him great success in life ahead. In one of her statements with The New York Times, Nancy said that Paul understands politics, but he is not particularly political. He is a businessman. While Nancy took up a prolific political career, her husband took a different route in the world of business and money-making. Today, Paul owns Financial Leasing Services, a venture capital company.
What are Paul Pelosi’s passions?
Besides being a businessman, Paul Pelosi also has an exclusive love for football. He also created his own team with the name Sacramento Mountain Lions which was functional from 2009 to 2012. He invested a rich amount of money in the dynamic world of sports. The team became defunct when the team sued him claiming that he failed to pay a whopping sum of $250,000 to the team.
Paul’s family: Wife and Kids
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Paul Pelosi has always respected his wife, Nancy’s political career. He prefers to stay away from issues that may generate controversies related to Nancy. He never gives appearances or involvement in her fertile career in politics and media. The happy couple, Nancy and Paul, have five children, Alexandra, Paul Jr, Christine, Nancy Corinne, and Jacqueline. All the children of the family are well settled and leading a prosperous life.
The first child Alexandra is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and journalist who was famous for one of her projects in 2020 titled The American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself. Paul Jr followed his father’s footsteps to set up a business and become self-dependent. Currently, he is a business analyst and real estate broker. The third child of Pelosi, Christine took her mother as an inspiration and went for a political career serving in The California Democratic Women’s Caucus. The other two children are less exposed to the world. Nancy is known to have married a businessman named Theodore Prowda. On the other hand, Jacqueline drove her life on an artistic route as she owns and teaches at an art studio.
What was the news?
Late Saturday night, Paul Pelosi was arrested for alleged drunk driving after a two-vehicle collision in California. Pelosi was driving his Porsche. While he was trying to cross a state road in Napa Country, he hit a Jeep. The 48-year-old man who was riding the Jeep did not get hurt in the accident. Pelosi had a 2021 model Porsche that hit a 2014 model Jeep.
Although, he was released on the Sunday morning on a bail worth $5,000. Pelosi’s blood-alcohol level was not released by the authorities, but, it is essential to know that California law states drivers cannot operate a vehicle if their blood alcohol level is more than 0.08%. According to the reports, Pelosi was driving home from Oakville where he was attending a friend’s dinner party. While all this happened, Nancy Pelosi was away on the East Coast in Rhode Island on Saturday.