Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,186,989,making it the third-most-populous county in California,the sixth-most-populous in the United States,and more populous than 19 American states and Washington,D.C. Although largely suburban,it is the second-most-densely-populated county in the state behind San Francisco County. The county's three most-populous cities are Anaheim,Santa Ana,and Irvine,each of which has a population exceeding 300,000. Santa Ana is also the county seat. Six cities in Orange County are on the Pacific coast:Seal Beach,Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Laguna Beach,Dana Point,and San Clemente.
Santa Ana is the second most populous city and the county seat of Orange County,California. Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California,the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census,making Santa Ana the 13th-most populous city in California and the 4th densest large city in the United States. Santa Ana is a major regional economic and cultural hub for the Orange Coast.
William Marshall Thomas is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007,finishing his tenure representing California's 22nd congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Alan Dupree Wheat is an American politician from the state of Missouri.
William McNulty Brodhead is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
Delos Rodeyn Ashley was a California and Nevada politician who served as State Treasurer of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
Robert Edward Badham was an American politician from California. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the Orange County-based 40th district from 1977 to 1989.
Roscoe Conkling Patterson was an American lawyer from Missouri. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative (1921–1923) and a U.S. Senator (1929–1935).
Matthew Francis "Matt" McHugh is an American lawyer and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York,serving from 1975 to 1993.
Harold Samuel Sawyer was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area,Sawyer represented Michigan's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985.
Alan Stuart Lowenthal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the California state assemblyman for the 54th district from 1998 to 2004 and California state senator from the 27th district from 2004 to 2012. In both posts,Lowenthal represented the city of Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs. On December 16,2021,Lowenthal announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress.
Jose Luis Correa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana,as well as parts of Orange. A member of the Democratic Party,Correa represented the 34th district in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014.
Donald Jay Irwin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district,Connecticut State Treasurer and mayor of Norwalk,Connecticut.
Shirley Neil Pettis was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California between 1975 and 1979. She was first elected to fill the seat after her husband,Jerry Pettis,died in office.
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was a 63,414-acre (256.63 km2) Spanish land concession in present-day Orange County,California,given by Spanish Alta California Governor JoséJoaquín de Arrillaga in 1810 to Jose Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta. The grant extended eastward from the Santa Ana River to the Santa Ana Mountains,with a length of more than 22 miles (35 km).
Derek Lawther is a soccer coach and businessman. He began his career in professional soccer as a player in Northern Ireland. After immigrating to the United States,he developed his coaching talents and went on to coach the US Olympic team as well as several professional American soccer teams. Lawther is an American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO) Area Coach Administrator and an executive in a soccer education company.
Peter Rey Aguilar is an American politician serving as the United States representative from California's 31st congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,Aguilar was elected House Democratic Caucus chair on November 30,2022. He served as mayor of Redlands,California,from 2010 to 2014 and as the president of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.
Adam C. Gray is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 21st Assembly district,encompassing all of Merced County and portions of Stanislaus County. He was a candidate in the 2022 election for California's 13th congressional district,narrowly losing in the general election to Republican John Duarte.
The United States House Select Committee on Children,Youth,and Families,was a committee of select members of the United States House of Representatives that was in existence from 1983 to 1993. The purpose of the committee was "to provide an ongoing assessment of the conditions of American children and families and to make policy recommendations to Congress and the public." The committee was created in 1983,and it was disbanded in 1993.
Katherine Moore Porter is an American politician,law professor,and lawyer who is the U.S. representative from California's 45th congressional district since 2019. She is the first Democrat to be elected to represent the district,covering much of south-central Orange County,including Irvine,Tustin,and Lake Forest along with large portions of Anaheim and Laguna Niguel. Porter was narrowly reelected in 2022 in California's newly redistricted 47th congressional district.
