Jackie Speier represents District 1 on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Deeply committed to public service, her current focus is on addressing the high cost of living in the county, eliminating child poverty, and working toward universal childcare.
Jackie has represented the residents of the San Mateo County for over 40 years on all levels of government, starting on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 1981, followed by her service in the California Assembly and Senate for 18 years, and in the U.S. Congress for almost 15 years. During her career she has taken on some of the most difficult and controversial problems, and she has done so with tenacity and courage. She was named one of the 150 most fearless women in the world by Newsweek, one of the 50 most influential members in the U.S. House by Politico magazine for her work on the #MeTooCongress movement, and she received the UCSF medal for her 40-year commitment to public service. Her long list of legislative achievements includes laws on sexual assault prevention in the military and college campuses, suicide prevention, enforcement of child support orders, child abuse prevention, and financial privacy. Families have benefited from her work in areas such as pediatric cancer research, kids plate legislation, child safety laws, and the creation of the breast cancer postage stamp to fund breast cancer research. During her time in the legislature, Democratic and Republican Governors signed more than 300 of her bills into law. Jackie also created the Professional and Business Women's Conference (PBWC) 35 years ago and it has become one of the largest in the nation and has inspired and empowered tens of thousands of women.
Jackie is the mother of two children, proud grandmother of a granddaughter, and a best-selling author of two books. She resides in Hillsborough, California with her husband Barry and their dog Emma.