There are more chapters in my life book. And I look forward to writing those chapters with the people l know and love - Jackie Speier

Forty-three years ago this week, I was lying on an airstrip in the jungles of Guyana with five bullet holes in my body. I vowed that if I survived, I would dedicate my life to public service. I lived, and I served. It's been a remarkable journey that has surpassed my wildest dreams.

It's time to be more than a weekend wife and mother and friend and it's time to pass the torch to a new generation.

"I know what it’s like to lie in bed at night, wondering if I was the one who had done something wrong. I know what it’s like years later to remember that rush of humiliation and anger.