POLITICIAN

Loretta Sanchez

1960 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Loretta Sanchez has received more than 1,178,615 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Loretta Sanchez is the 19,160th most popular politician (down from 17,463rd in 2019), the 17,936th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,268th in 2019) and the 1,429th most popular American Politician.

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  • 3.41

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Loretta Sanchez ranks 19,160 out of 19,576Before her are Guido Bellido, Bob Ehrlich, Maleeha Lodhi, Tomáš Zdechovský, Hanna Rizatdinova, and Alessandra Perilli. After her are Miyu Kato, Ditmir Bushati, Trine Bramsen, Norbert Madaras, Chantal Achterberg, and Tofiga Vaevalu Falani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Loretta Sanchez ranks 831Before her are Mark Takano, Anne-Marie Johnson, Bill McKibben, Marita Payne, Wendee Lee, and Tim Winton. After her are Sean B. Carroll, Sibusiso Moyo, Jeanette Bolden, Loren Legarda, Lynn Jennings, and Floyd Cardoz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Loretta Sanchez ranks 17,936 out of 20,380Before her are Michael Carter-Williams (1991), Graham Moore (1981), Grant Wahl (1973), DeLisha Milton-Jones (1974), Gary Clark Jr. (1984), and Kristina Anapau (1979). After her are Charlie Jane Anders (1969), John Moyer (1974), Samuel Larsen (1991), Adrián González (1982), Andy Milonakis (1976), and Greg Cipes (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Loretta Sanchez ranks 1,429Before her are Ben Sasse (1972), Nancy Hollister (1949), Ken Buck (1959), Mike Espy (1953), Todd Young (1972), and Bob Ehrlich (1957). After her are Kevin Brady (1955), London Breed (1974), Jim Douglas (1951), Allen West (1961), Mark Foley (1954), and Andy Beshear (1977).