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Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.)

District: 47th District, Orange County -- most of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Garden Grove
Residence: Santa Ana
Born: January 7, 1960; Lynwood, Calif.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Husband, Jack Einwechter
Education: Chapman College, B.S. 1982 (economics); American U., M.B.A. 1984 (finance)
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Candidate for Anaheim City Council, 1994; U.S. House, 1997-present
Elected: Elected: 1996 (8th term)
Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Emerging Threats & Capabilities; Strategic Forces - Ranking Member); Homeland Security (Border & Maritime Security; Counterterrorism & Intelligence); Joint Economic

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State Information: 47th District, Orange County -- most of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Garden Grove

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	Loretta Sanchez (D)	50,832	53%
		Van Tran (R)	37,679	39.3%
		Cecilia Iglesias (I)	7,443	7.8%
2008	general	Loretta Sanchez (D)	85,878	69.5%
		Rosemarie Avila (R)	31,432	25.4%
		Robert Lauten (AMI)	6,274	5.1%
2006	general	Loretta Sanchez (D)	47,134	62.3%
2006	general	Tan Nguyen (R)	28,485	37.7%
2004	general	Loretta Sanchez (D)	65,684	60.4%
2004	general	Alexandria Coronado (R)	43,099	39.6%
2002	general	Loretta Sanchez (D)	42,501	60.9%
		Jeff Chavez (R)	24,346	34.9%
		Paul Marsden (LIBERT)	2,944	4.2%