US Congresswoman Speier

Congresswoman Speier has lived her entire life inside California’s scenic 12th Congressional District, which she has represented in Congress since April 2008. She previously served the residents of the San Francisco Peninsula on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and in the California Assembly and Senate.

Jackie was the first California legislator to give birth while in office and, during her time in Sacramento, authored more than 300 bills that were signed into law by both Republican and Democratic governors. These included the nation’s strongest financial privacy law and measures that expanded women’s access to reproductive health services, ended gender-based pricing at retail establishments and safeguarded children from hazardous products. Her law to improve collection of delinquent child support has resulted in tens of billions of dollars being recovered for single parents since enactment. She also led high-profile investigations of fraudulent and wasteful government spending which saved taxpayers many more millions of dollars.

Jackie continues her focus on consumer and taxpayer issues in the House of Representatives. She is an outspoken critic of the earmark process, which allows politicians to direct funding toward favored projects, and was an early proponent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created to help level the playing field for American consumers and investors when dealing with banks and credit card companies. 

Jackie serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Homeland Security, for which she is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. She is also a member of her party’s leadership team as Senior Whip, working within the Democratic caucus to push issues that will create jobs and strengthen the middle class.

Jackie received a BA in Political Science from the University of California at Davis and a JD from UC Hastings College of the Law. She is also a best-selling author. Along with her husband, Barry Dennis, and children, Jackson and Stephanie, Jackie is a proud fan of the World Champion San Francisco Giants and enjoys yoga, golf and anything that allows her to spend time with her family.