Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta L. Sánchezis the U.S. Representative for California's 46th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1997. She was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving GOP congressman Bob Dornan by fewer than 1,000 votes. Sanchez represented California's 47th congressional district from 2003 to 2013 and again in the 46th district from 1997 to 2003. The district lies in central Orange County. Sanchez is a member of the Democratic Party, and of the House Blue Dog Coalition. She is a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 January 1960
CountryUnited States of America
I try to support groups that are about educating people about different races, different religions, different cultures and different situations so that we can break down the barriers of prejudice and bigotry.
This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.
I am most grateful for having bad eyesight, which prevented me from becoming a commercial pilot and instead, led me to having the best job in the world - representing the people of California's 47th Congressional District.
The Vietnamese and the Republicans are, with an intensity, trying to take this seat from which we have done so much for our community - to take this seat and give it to this Van Tran, who is very anti-immigrant and very anti-Hispanic.