Loretta Lorna Sanchez 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.
Graciela "Grace" Napolitano is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Her district is currently numbered California's 31st district. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk City Council. At the age of 87,Napolitano is the oldest sitting member in the House of Representatives.
Linda Teresa Sánchez is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 38th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected to Congress in 2002 in California's 39th congressional district. Sánchez serves on the Ways and Means Committee;she was the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee until 2017. In the 114th Congress,she chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Charles Jeremy Lewis was an American politician who was a U.S. representative,last serving California's 41st congressional district. He was first elected to Congress in 1978,and previously represented the 40th,35th,and 37th districts. A Republican,he was chairman of the House Appropriations Committee,serving in that role during the 109th Congress. In January 2012 he announced that he was not running for re-election and would end his congressional career in January 2013.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is an organization of 38 Democratic members of the United States Congress of Hispanic and Latino descent. The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. The CHC was founded in December 1976 as a legislative service organization of the United States House of Representatives. The CHC is organized as a Congressional Member organization,governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) is a Republican sponsored caucus in the United States Congress. Currently with eleven members,the CHC was formed in 2003,with the stated goal of promoting policy outcomes of importance to Americans of Hispanic or Lusitanic descent. These priorities included support of the following:President George W. Bush and American troops in the war against terrorism;the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA);tax relief to families and the over two million Hispanic- and Lusitanic-owned small businesses;support for faith based initiatives;and,educational choice for all. The impetus behind the Conference's creation was the debate surrounding the nomination of conservative lawyer Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and ideological differences in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,which was predominantly populated by Democratic members of Congress.
Paul Joseph Cook is an American politician serving as a San Bernardino County Supervisor since 2020,previously serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Cook also served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 1998 to 2006 and represented the 65th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.
Gloria Negrete McLeod is an American politician who was the United States representative for California's 35th congressional district from 2013 to 2015. The district included portions of eastern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County. She was a California state senator,representing the 32nd district,from December 2006 until her election to Congress. Prior to that,she served in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006,after having lost in a 1998 bid for the Assembly. A resident of Chino,she defeated Joe Baca Jr.,in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat. She defeated Joe Baca Sr. in her 2012 election to Congress. In February 2014,she announced her intention not to run for reelection,and instead to run for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Negrete McLeod lost the November election to Republican state Assemblyman Curt Hagman.
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.
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Marine and now serves as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. A Democrat,he previously served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives,serving as assistant minority leader from 2012 until he resigned to run for Congress. Gallego was first elected to Congress in 2014. His district includes most of southern,western,and downtown Phoenix,along with a portion of Glendale. He served as the national chair of Eric Swalwell's 2020 presidential campaign. Gallego served and deployed as a USMCR Corporal during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Peter Rey Aguilar is an American politician who has been chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for California's 33rd congressional district since 2015. 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.
Filemón BartoloméVela Jr. is an American lobbyist,lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Vela was also vice chair of the Democratic National Committee,having been nominated by President Joe Biden. In March 2022,Vela resigned in the middle of his term to work at Akin Gump.
Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013,representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023,and the state's 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Takano became the first gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office.
Jimmy Gomez is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock,Boyle Heights,Downtown Los Angeles,Koreatown,and other communities. A member of the Democratic Party,Gomez served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,with a primary election on June 3,2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election.
Salud Ortiz Carbajal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party,and his district covers Santa Maria,San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who serves as the United States representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2023 and served as the representative for Texas's 15th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Xochitl Liana Torres Small is an American attorney and politician who is the 15th and current United States deputy secretary of agriculture,acting as "chief operating officer" for the department. She was nominated by President Joe Biden in February 2023,and was confirmed by the senate on July 11.
The 2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election was held on June 14,2022. The seat,which went to Democratic president Joe Biden by only four points in the 2020 United States presidential election after being solidly blue in the past,became vacant after Democratic incumbent representative Filemon Vela Jr. resigned on March 31,2022,to work at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld.
Juan Guadalupe Ciscomani III is a Mexican-American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2023.
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