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Sinking Ship? Another Democrat Announces Retirement From Congress, the ninth Democratic incumbent in the House to do so
Townhall ^ | 11/16/2021 | Madeline Leesman

Posted on 11/16/2021 10:58:35 AM PST by SeekAndFind

On Tuesday, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) announced that she will not run for reelection in the 2022 midterm elections. She is the ninth Democratic incumbent in the House to announce their retirement from Congress.

In a video posted to Twitter, Speier made the announcement and thanked her constituents for their support over the years.

“Today, I’m announcing that I will not be a candidate for reelection to Congress in 2022,” she stated in the video. “It’s time for me to come home. Time for me to be more than a weekend wife, mother, and friend. It’s been an extraordinary privilege and honor to represent the people of San Mateo County and San Francisco at almost every level of government for nearly four decades.”

In the announcement, Speier explained that she decided to go into a life of public service after surviving the Jonestown Massacre, where she had accompanied Rep. Leo Ryan (D-CA) to the remote compound in Guyana. As she was trying to help 15 defectors leave the community, she was shot five times.

“I vowed that if I survived, I would dedicate my life to public service. I lived, and I served,” she stated in the video. “It has been a remarkable journey that has surpassed my wildest dreams.”

Speier was first elected to Congress in 2008, representing California’s 12th congressional district. She has represented California’s 14th congressional district since 2013. Thus far, several other Democratic House members, such as Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), have announced they will not seek reelection in 2022.

Watch the announcement below.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
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To: SeekAndFind

She got almost 80% of the vote in her district in 2020.

She will be replaced by an even crazier Demon Rat.


21 posted on 11/16/2021 11:45:13 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s why the air smells cleaner and fresher. Thought it was the Febreeze spring spray.

Our dream is to purge the RINOs, Dems and vermin (or other vermin) from DC.


22 posted on 11/16/2021 11:45:36 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: cgbg

A lot of people laugh at conspiracy theories but there is a lot of smoke when one looks at the jim jones stuff. Alot of people don’t realize that Jones had planned to escape, he sent three men away before the killing started. They had money and one was a pilot. There were two planes and only one was disabled. Jones was shot by somebody else before he could flee. Congressman Ryan’s aide walked away from him right before the gunmen showed up and was not seen again for several hours, he had time to go back and kill jones.


23 posted on 11/16/2021 11:45:52 AM PST by 98charlie
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To: Magnum44

“I’m going home” caption.....

“I’m so busy with elementary school assemblies and counseling 4th-6th graders on gender changing that I’m just swamped.”


24 posted on 11/16/2021 11:47:48 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Tell us how you REALLY feel. :)


25 posted on 11/16/2021 12:01:24 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: SeekAndFind

Another worthless verminous sack of scum liberal pos bites the dust.


27 posted on 11/16/2021 12:15:20 PM PST by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Good, good, good!


28 posted on 11/16/2021 12:24:36 PM PST by sauropod (Meanie Butt Daddy - No you can't)
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To: SeekAndFind

Looks like the polls aren’t to friendly to our democrats!!!


29 posted on 11/16/2021 12:27:09 PM PST by ontap
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To: unixfox

She’s a bad one.


30 posted on 11/16/2021 12:50:49 PM PST by Luke21
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To: SeekAndFind

She drank a different kind of Cool Aid.


31 posted on 11/16/2021 1:20:28 PM PST by unlearner (Be ready for war.)
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To: Bonemaker
“..she was shot five times...”

Damnable bad luck..she survived. Must have been a 22 short.


I'm going to go out on a limb and guess 9mm.
32 posted on 11/17/2021 7:15:27 AM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar

FMJ’s through and through...could be.


33 posted on 11/17/2021 7:22:43 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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