| − | '''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. | + | '''Loretta Sanchez''' (born January 7, 1960, in Lynwood, California), a [[Democrat]], currently serves as the [[United States Representative]] from [[California]]'s 46th congressional district. She was first elected the House in 1996, also to represent the 46th district, and from 2003 to 2013 she represented the 47th district. She is a member of several [[House of Representatives Committee]]s: [[House Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services]], [[House Committee on Homeland Security|Homeland Security]] and the [[House Joint Economic Committee|Joint Economic Committee]].<ref>http://lorettasanchez.house.gov/about-me/committees-and-caucuses</ref> |
| − | 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. | + | Sanchez is the lone Democrat to represent a congressional district in [[Orange County]] and is a member of the [[Blue Dog]] and [[New Democrat]] Coalitions. She is the sister of Rep. [[Linda Sanchez]]. |