The incident raises additional questions about the safety of members of Congress and their families as threats to lawmakers are at an all-time high.
, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home, according to people familiar with the matter.
“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time,” Hammill said in a statement. Members of Congress have received additional dollars for security at their homes, but some have pushed for more protection as people have showed up at their homes and as members have received an increasing number of threatening communications.
Often at Nancy Pelosi’s side during formal events in Washington, Paul Pelosi is a wealthy investor who largely remains on the West Coast. They have five adult children and many grandchildren. The two have been married 59 years.