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Jackie Speier
| Jackie Speier | ||
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| U.S. House, California, District 14 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Tom Lantos (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | April 8, 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $3,595,163 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Senate | ||
| 1999-2006 | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 1987-1996 | ||
| San Mateo County Board of Supervisors | ||
| 1980-1984 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of California, Davis | |
| J.D. | University of California, Hastings College of Law | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 14, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Net worth | $11,083,039 | |
| Religion | Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Speier won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 14th District as a Democrat.[1] She was displaced from her former district by redistricting.[2]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Speier is a "rank-and-file Democrat".[3]
Biography
Jackie Speier was born in San Francisco, California. She earned her B.A. from the University of California, Davis, in 1972, and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings School of Law, in 1976.[4]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Speier's academic, professional and political career:[5]
- 2008-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, California's 12th congressional district
- 2006: Unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California
- 1998-2006: California State Senate
- 1986-1998: California State Assembly
- 1980-1986: San Mateo County supervisor
- 1973-1978: Staff, United States Representative Leo Joseph Ryan
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Speier serves on the following committees:[6]
- Armed Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations
2011-2012
Speier served on the following committees:[7]
- Homeland Security Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending
- Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Speier voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[8]
Campaign themes
2012
Speier's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "The economy has been growing since mid-2009, but unemployment remains high. New jobs in our area spring largely from science and technology. The two UC’s (Berkeley/San Francisco) coupled with Stanford, as well as our CSU’s, make historic discoveries almost monthly. Investors from around the globe also find our culture, climate and diverse population to be globally competitive."
- Veterans
- Excerpt: "The cost of war demands that we provide for the men and women who have served in our military. The Veterans Administration (VA) is the federal agency charged with coordinating health and disability benefits for our military veterans. But the VA is failing to provide these benefits in a timely fashion, forcing veterans in the Bay Area to wait an average of 320 days for a claims decision."
- Financial Services Reform
- Excerpt: "I also worked closely with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in crafting the CARD Act, legislation that cuts down on abusive credit card practices. Under the CARD Act, companies cannot increase interest rates on outstanding balances unless the consumer has missed two consecutive payments. Payments must be applied to the most costly balance first, with lower-interest rate balances being paid off thereafter."
- Consumer Protection
- Excerpt: "Establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was one of the most significant milestones in consumer protection in modern US history. I worked hard to establish this new consumer protection agency. Consumers should never be duped by financial companies selling negative amortization loans, credit cards that become unaffordable when fine print springs a trap on them, or hidden fees for services."
Elections
2012
Speier won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 14th District as a Democrat.[1] She was displaced from her former district by redistricting. She and Deborah Bacigalupi (R) advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Michael Moloney (D). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.[10][11]
| U.S. House, California, District 14 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jackie Speier Incumbent |
78.9% | 203,828 | |
| Republican | Deborah Bacigalupi | 21.1% | 54,455 | |
| Total Votes | 258,283 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Full history
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Speier is available dating back to 2008. Based on available campaign finance records, Speier raised a total of $3,595,163 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.[14]
| Jackie Speier's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | US House (California, District 14) |  |
$969,474 | |
| 2010 | US House (California, District 12) | |
$1,060,953 | |
| 2008 | US House (California, District 12) | |
$1,564,736 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $3,595,163 | |||
2012
Speier won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Speier's campaign committee raised a total of $969,474 and spent $885,671.[15]
| U.S. House, California District 14, 2012 - Jackie Speier Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $969,474 |
| Total Spent | $885,671 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $32,366 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $32,716 |
| Top contributors to Jackie Speier's campaign committee | |
| Gilead Sciences | $19,500 |
| Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy | $17,000 |
| Roche Holdings | $11,875 |
| Virgin America | $11,500 |
| University of California | $11,150 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Retired | $90,700 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $65,875 |
| Health Professionals | $55,100 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $49,354 |
| Retail Sales | $44,050 |
2010
Speier won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Speier's campaign committee raised a total of $1,060,953 and spent $772,791.[16]
His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:
| U.S. House, California District 12, 2010 - Jackie Speier Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,060,953 |
| Total Spent | $772,791 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $0 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $0 |
| Top contributors to Jackie Speier's campaign committee | |
| Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy | $22,600 |
| Roche Holdings | $10,500 |
| AFLAC Inc | $10,000 |
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $10,000 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians | $10,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Insurance | $71,712 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $62,950 |
| Health Professionals | $61,150 |
| Retired | $59,100 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $51,200 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Speier missed 473 of 3,862 roll call votes from April 2008 to March 2013. This amounts to 12.2%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[17]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Speier paid her congressional staff a total of $1,085,002 in 2011. She ranked 133rd on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and she ranked 78th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[18]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Speier's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $5,000,078 and $17,166,000. That averages to $11,083,039, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. Her average net worth decreased by 11.46% from 2010.[19]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Speier's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $4,506,072 and $20,527,999. That averages to $12,517,035.50, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[20]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Speier ranked 87th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[21]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Speier ranked 52nd in the liberal rankings.[22]
Political positions
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Jackie Speier voted with the Democratic Party 92.1% of the time, which ranked 115 among the 192 House Democratic members in 2011.[23]
Personal
Speier and her husband, Barry, have two children.
Recent news
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Jackie Speier News Feed
- Rules on e-commerce so complex that even calculator won't help - Santa Cruz Sentinel
- IRS's Lois Lerner Pleads the Fifth - Patriot Post
- The Metastasizing Epidemic of Military Rape - Truth-Out
- Political Blotter: Speier calls for independent IRS probe - San Jose Mercury News
- Carolyn Livengood: Retiring South San Francisco Fire Department Fire Chief ... - San Jose Mercury News
- Congressional Votes for California the Week of 05/17 - 05/23/2013 - Targeted News Service (subscription)
- Democratic Congresswoman: It's 'Un-American' Not to Fund Obamacare 'Outreach' - The Weekly Standard (blog)
- Lawmakers introduce bill to extend pregnant workers' protections, cite nursing ... - McKnight's Long Term Care News
- House And Senate To Re-introduce Bill To Protect Pregnant Workers - ThinkProgress
- Thomas D. Elias: Big changes for California's aging congressional delegation - Los Angeles Daily News
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "California Districts Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ California Democratic Party "Official California Democratic Party Endorsements," Accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ Gov Track "Speier" Accessed May 18, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "SPEIER, Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie), (1950 - )"
- ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress "Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier," Accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ CQ.com - Roll Call, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Fighting for the People of San Francisco and the Peninsula "Committees"
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
- ↑ Unofficial election results
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Jackie Speier," Accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Jackie Speier 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Jackie Speier 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Jackie Speier," Accessed April 2, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm "Jackie Speier"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Speier, (D-Cali), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Speier, (D-Cali), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 21, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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| Preceded by Tom Lantos |
U.S. House of Representatives - California, District 14 2008-Present |
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California State Senate 1999-2006 |
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California State Assembly 1987-1996 |
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors 1980-1984 |
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