District: California - 14th District Political Highlights: Democratic candidate for U.S. House (special election), 1979; San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1981-86; Calif. Assembly, 1986-96; Calif. Senate, 1998-2006; sought Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, 2006 Born: May 14, 1950; San Francisco, Calif. Residence: Hillsborough Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Husband, Barry Dennis; two children Education: U. of California, Davis, B.A. 1972; U. of California, Hastings, J.D. 1976 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Military Personnel - Ranking Member); Select Intelligence (Emerging Threats; NSA & Cybersecurity) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 106th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 125,411 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1979 Election Results
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Jackie Speier (D) Greg Conlon (R) Nathalie Hrizi (PFP) Barry Hermanson (GREEN) Kevin Peterson (LIBERT)
Votes
200,442 49,258 5,793 5,776 5,584
%
75.1% 18.5% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Jackie Speier (D) Mike Moloney (R) Mark Williams (LIBERT)
