Linda T. Sánchez

Democrat Representative of California's 38th district

Representative
California, district 39
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
California, district 39
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
California, district 39
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
California, district 39
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
California, district 39
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
California, district 38
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
California, district 38
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
California, district 38
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 38
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 38
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 38
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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January 28, 1969 (55 years old)

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American politician and former labor lawyer
Served as U.S. representative for California’s 38th congressional district since 2013
Previously elected to Congress in 2002 for California’s 39th congressional district
Member of the Democratic Party
Served on the Ways and Means Committee and was the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee until 2017
Chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 114th Congress
Elected vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus for the 115th Congress, becoming the first woman of color elected to a leadership position in the U.S. Congress
Younger sister of former U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez, making them the only pair of sisters to have served in Congress
Grew up in Anaheim, California, with six siblings, raised by Mexican immigrant parents
Earned a BA in Spanish literature with an emphasis in bilingual education from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law
Worked as an attorney specializing in labor law before her political career
Joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441 as a compliance officer
Became executive secretary and treasurer of the Orange County branch of the AFL-CIO from 2000 to 2002
Advocates for pro-choice, supports drug reform, opposes privatization of Medicare, and supports gay rights and immigration reform
Opposes new exploration for oil drilling and supports investments in renewable energy
Supports gun control measures and background checks
Criticized for comments suggesting laws like Arizona’s SB 1070 were the product of white supremacists
Introduced the “Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act” to address cyberbullying
Supports a progressive tax system and opposed maintaining reduced tax rates for capital gains and dividends
Married Jim Sullivan in 2009 and has one son; she is the eighth woman to give birth while serving in Congress
Published a joint memoir with her sister Loretta Sanchez titled “Dream in Color: How the Sánchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress”