Greg Robinson/SF Examiner / Bancroft Library Show More Show Less 4 of4 Ryan, right, with Jackie Speier, is shown aboard an aircraft carrying him and a contingent on a fact-finding mission to Guyana. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of4 Jackie Speier (left) chats with Symone Spencer, 10, before speaking during a women's career event called When I Grow Up sponsored by Speier in celebration of Women's History Month at San Francisco Public Library's Merced branch on March 28, 2015. Mike Kepka/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of4 Ryan's delegation to investigate Jonestown. Speier was shot five times while leaving Guyana in 1978 as part of Rep. Jackie Speier poses for a portrait on Nov. More members are expected to depart as they contend with the reality that they could find themselves in the minority. But the pileup of retirements is a foreboding sign for Democrats, underscoring the reality that the party that wins the White House typically loses congressional seats in the following midterm elections. Most have cited reasons beyond politics for their decisions. Speier is the 14th House Democrat to indicate that they will not seek reelection in 2022. Speier went on to serve for six years on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and 18 years in the California Legislature before her first election to Congress in 2008. It’s been a remarkable journey that has surpassed my wildest dreams," the Washington Post quotes her as saying. I vowed that if I survived, I would dedicate my life to public service. "Forty-three years ago this week, I was lying on an airstrip in the jungles of Guyana with five bullet holes in my body.
Ryan and four others were shot to death by cult members and Speier was seriously wounded. Leo Ryan, on a flight to Guyana in a disastrous 1978 attempt to rescue 900 followers of the cult leader Jim Jones. In the video, Speier recalled how she was inspired to pursue a career in public service after she accompanied her boss, Rep.
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