Jackie Speier | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Member-elect of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |
| Assuming office January 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Dave Pine |
| In office 1980–1986 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office April 8, 2008 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Lantos |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Mullin |
| Constituency | 12th district (2008–2013) 14th district (2013–2023) |
| Member of the California Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Quentin L. Kopp |
| Succeeded by | Leland Yee |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 19th district | |
| In office December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Lou Papan |
| Succeeded by | Lou Papan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Lorraine Speier May 14, 1950 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Steve Sierra
(m. 1987; died 1994)Barry Dennis (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BA) University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (JD) |
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier[1] (/spɪər/ SPEAR; born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 14th congressional district, serving in Congress from 2008 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Speier represented much of the territory that her political mentor, Leo Ryan, represented.
In 1978, while working as his aide, Speier survived five gunshot wounds when Ryan was assassinated during the Jonestown massacre.[2] Speier served as a member of the California State Senate, representing parts of San Francisco and San Mateo counties. On April 8, 2008, she won the special election for the vacated United States House of Representatives seat of the late Congressman Tom Lantos.[3] In 2021, she announced that she would not seek reelection in the 2022 midterm elections.[4] She was elected as a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 2024.[5]
- ^ Jackie Speier, Biographical Directory of Congress.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Moving Upwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ John Wildermuth (April 9, 2008). "Voters send Jackie Speier to Washington". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Rep. Jackie Speier will not run for re-election: 'Time for me to come home'". KRON4. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Former U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier appears to win San Mateo County supervisor seat - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.