Governor candidate race in 2006, Speier was elected to Congress in an April 2008 special election to fill out the rest of the term caused by the death of Congressman Tom Lantos for the district seat largely covering San Mateo County. During this time she became known as a strong advocate for train service in California.įollowing a narrow loss in the Democratic Lt. She served there until 1986 when she was elected to the California Assembly, and followed a ten year stint there with an eight-year run in the California state Senate in 1998. Speier was among those injured, shot five times in the process.Īfter surviving the attack, Speier went ran for office, and was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 1980 following a failed run at Ryan’s vacated House seat. When attempting to leave, Jonestown guards shot at Ryan and others at an airport, killing the congressman and 5 others while wounding several more.
In November 1978, Speier was one of several staffers who traveled with Ryan to Jonestown, Guyana to investigate Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple cult, which had vacated San Francisco for South America the year prior. She also served a total of 18 years in both chambers of the California Legislature.Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), a longtime Bay Area lawmaker who has a member of the House since 2008, announced on Tuesday that she would not be running for reelection in 2022.Ī graduate of UC Davis and UC Hastings College of the Law, Congresswoman Speier got her start in politics as a Congressional staffer to then Congressman Leo Ryan of San Francisco in the late 1970’s. Speier's political career began in 1980 when she won a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Her name is almost synonymous with San Mateo County, and her legacy will forever endure in my mind." She endured tragedy after tragedy as a human and never wavered, never gave up on herself, her family or the constituents she serves. "One word sums up Jackie Speier, and that is 'fearless,'" Canepa said. San Mateo County Board President David Canepa, who may be one of many seeking Speier's seat, released a statement Tuesday, calling Speier a "fearless" hero. "Her legislative success – including to bring the Me Too movement to Congress and pass the CAA Reform Act and to take the ERA to the cusp of being enshrined into the Constitution – has helped defend the dignity and rights of so many."
"Since Day One, Congresswoman Jackie Speier has been a force in the fight to combat sexual assault and harassment in all places, from our Armed Forces to college campuses to the Congress," Pelosi said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement Tuesday in part praising Speier's courage as well as her powerful accomplishments in fighting sexual assault, abuse and harassment. Speier represents California's 14th District, which includes the southern portion of San Francisco through San Mateo County to East Palo Alto. She's been a member of Congress since 2008, having been re-elected seven times.
So far, seven Democrats and four Republicans from the House have announced they're not seeking re-election in 2022. Speier, 71, is the latest among a handful of officials retiring from the House of Representatives. She ran for Ryan's seat in a special election in 1979 but lost. Police Investigating Suspicious Death at Tesla Factory in Fremont
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