Former U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier introduced on social media Thursday she was lately identified with breast most cancers.
“I simply grew to become one of many 300,000 ladies per yr who’re identified with breast most cancers,” Speier wrote in a put up on X July 4.
Speier, who represented San Mateo County and San Francisco from 2008 to 2023, mentioned she nearly missed her routine mammogram this yr resulting from a busy summer season schedule. After deciding to go, she was identified early and had a profitable lumpectomy Tuesday, July 2.
“The lesson right here is, please be diligent about your personal screenings and don’t skip them,” she wrote.
The tenured politician started her profession as an aide to former 14th District U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan. In 1978, they traveled to Guyana to analyze human rights abuses by Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple and, because the group ready to fly house, members of Jones’ cult opened hearth. Ryan was killed and Speier survived 5 gunshot wounds.
She then was elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 1980, defeating a 20-year incumbent. On the time, she was the youngest individual elected to the board.
Greater than 40 years later, Speier returns to serve the county after profitable the District 1 seat in March, defeating opponent Ann Schneider with practically 70% of the vote. Taking on for Supervisor Dave Pine, Speier will signify Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, elements of San Bruno and South San Francisco and different areas.
