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{{Officeholder
|name=Loretta Sanchez
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=California
|district=47th
|terms=January 3, 1997 - Present
|preceded=Bob Dornan
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Loretta Sanchez''' (born January 7, 1960 in Lynwood, California) currently serves as the [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[California]]'s 47th congressional district, having been first elected in 1996. She is a member of the Joint Economic Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Committee.
Sanchez is the lone Democrat to represent a congressional district in [[Orange County]], and is a member of the [[Blue Dog]] Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition. She is being challenged for reelection by State Assemblyman Van Tran.
==External links==
*[http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/ Loretta Sanchez's Official House website]
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Loretta_Sanchez.htm On the Issues]
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