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{{Officeholder
|name=Harley Rouda
|image=
|party=[[Republican]] (before 1997)<br>[[Independent voters|Independent]] (1997 – 2017)<br>[[Democrat]] (2017 – present)
|spouse=Kaira Rouda
|religion=Non-Denomination [[Protestant]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=California
|district=48th
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Dana Rohrabacher]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Harley Edwin Rouda, Jr.''' (born December 10, 1961 (age {{age|1961|12|10}})) is a lawyer and [[establishment]] [[Democrat]] currently representing [[California]]'s 48th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Rouda ran for and won election to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterm elections]], supposedly defeating [[Republican]] then-incumbent [[Dana Rohrabacher]] by seven points;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california-house-district-48?mtrref=duckduckgo.com&gwh=430DB452D9A49F790828145E1FB9F2B6&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL California’s 48th House District Election Results: Harley Rouda vs. Dana Rohrabacher]</ref> this was after several thousand ballots were "discovered" past the election day.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/stunning-california-republicans-face-more-losses-as-late-votes-for-democrats-continue-to-trickle-in-stopthesteal/ STUNNING! California Republicans Face More Losses as Late Votes for Democrats Continue to Trickle In #StopTheSteal]</ref> Voter fraud had been suspected that election cycle.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/11/voter-fraud-orange-county-numbers-dont-add-up-democrats-had-300000-more-votes-for-congressional-seats-than-for-governor/ VOTER FRAUD? Orange County Numbers DON’T ADD UP – GOP Candidate for Governor Wins District But EVERY SINGLE HOUSE SEAT Is Swept?]</ref> A later analysis revealed that statewide [[ballot harvesting]] had favored [[Democrat]] candidates.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/30/exclusive-election-fraud-expert-californias-ballot-harvesting-favored-democrats/ Exclusive–Election Fraud Expert: California’s Ballot Harvesting Favored Democrats]</ref>
===Tenure===
Despite having campaigned on a supposedly [[moderate]] platform to get into office,<ref>[https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/31/orange-county-deserves-better-than-harley-rouda-letters/ Orange County deserves better than Harley Rouda: Letters]</ref> Rouda is a highly partisan [[Democrat]] who has voted with [[Nancy Pelosi]] 100% of the time.<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/P000197-nancy-pelosi/compare-votes/R000616-harley-rouda/116 Head to Head: Compare Voting Records Compare the voting records of Nancy Pelosi and Harley Rouda in 2019-20.]</ref>
Rouda supported<ref>[https://rouda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-harley-rouda-statement-impeachment Rep. Harley Rouda Statement on Impeachment]</ref> and voted in favor of<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/politics/house-impeachment-vote/ How each member of the House voted on impeachment]</ref> the [[impeachment coup against Donald Trump]].
Rouda has ridicuously compared [[Donald Trump]] to Hitler over strong criticisms of the [[lamestream media]];<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-rep-harley-rouda-draws-elaborate-comparison-between-hitler-and-trump-we-should-all-be-fearful Dem Rep. Harley Rouda invokes Hitler's history in sounding alarm about Trump]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/california-democrat-compares-trump-to-rise-of-hitler-in-germany California Democrat compares Trump to rise of Hitler in Germany]
*[https://fox40jackson.com/headlines/dem-rep-harley-rouda-invokes-hitlers-history-in-sounding-alarm-about-trump/ Dem Rep. Harley Rouda invokes Hitler’s history in sounding alarm about Trump]
*[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/swing-district-dem-compares-trump-to-hitler/ Swing District Dem Compares Trump to Hitler]</ref> note that totalitarian dictators usually do ''not'' by any means allow for the media to report negatively on them.
==Controversies==
It was reported in late September 2020 that Rouda apparently had a restraining order filed against him by his own mother.<ref>Two references:
*[https://bigleaguepolitics.com/california-democrat-harley-rouda-has-a-restraining-order-against-him-filed-by-his-own-mother/ California Democrat Harley Rouda Has a Restraining Order Against Him- Filed by His Own Mother!]
*[https://roguereview.net/breaking-democratic-congressman-has-restraining-order-against-him-by-his-own-mother/ BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Had Restraining Order Against Him… By His Own Mother]</ref>
Rouda allegedly had hired a violent criminal to stalk on his 2020 Republican opponent [[Michelle Steel]].<ref>Two references:
*[http://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/08/27/186665_letter-to-the-editor-harley-rouda-hires-violent-criminal-to-stalk-political-opponent/ Letter to the Editor: Harley Rouda hires violent criminal to stalk political opponent]
*[http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/alleged-rapist-and-serial-wife-abuser-hired-by-rep-harley-roudas-to-stalk-supervisor-steel/ Alleged Rapist and Serial Wife Abuser Hired by Rep. Harley Rouda’s to STALK Supervisor Steel] '''(Warning: Article contains link to highly inappropriate image)'''</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://harleyforcongress.com/ Official Website]
*[https://rouda.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Harley_Rouda Harley Rouda - Ballotpedia]
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