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Loretta Sanchez

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Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017, representing parts of central Orange County, California. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Republican U.S. Representative Bob Dornan by fewer than 1,000 votes. During her time in the House of Representatives, Sanchez was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate-to-conservative Democrats. Sanchez chose not to run for re-election to the House in 2016, instead opting to run in the state's U.S. Senate race. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Loretta Sanchez is the 19,320th most popular politician (down from 19,084th in 2024), the 17,721st most popular biography from United States (up from 17,957th in 2019) and the 1,418th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Loretta Sanchez ranks 19,320 out of 19,576. Before her are Alma Zadić, Tom McClintock, Katherine Clark, Màxim Huerta, Jan Lipavský, and Val Demings. After her are Dean Heller, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Pilar Llop, Tina Bokuchava, Brian Sandoval, and Smriti Irani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Loretta Sanchez ranks 1,041. Before her are Mark Gorski, Peter Boettke, Nalo Hopkinson, John Pizzarelli, Heidi Hammel, and Ron Kiefel. After her are Dean Heller, Ruth E. Carter, Caroline Lucas, Stephen Hicks, Mark Sanford, and Linda Fratianne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Loretta Sanchez ranks 17,728 out of 20,380. Before her are Eugene Byrd (1975), Mariana Klaveno (1979), Julie Foudy (1971), Val Demings (1957), Duane G. Carey (1957), and Michael Chaves (1984). After her are Jenny Mollen (1979), De'Aaron Fox (1997), Chris Henderson (1970), Rob Dyrdek (1974), David Daniels (1966), and Artie Lange (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Loretta Sanchez ranks 1,418. Before her are Mark Begich (1962), Mark Pryor (1963), Rod Grams (1948), Tom McClintock (1956), Katherine Clark (1963), and Val Demings (1957). After her are Dean Heller (1960), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (1966), Brian Sandoval (1963), Spencer Bachus (1947), Joe Sestak (1951), and Margaret Spellings (1957).

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