Linda Sánchez
American lawyer & politician (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) 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.[1]
Linda Sánchez | |
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Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
Preceded by | Joe Crowley |
Succeeded by | Katherine Clark |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
Assumed office January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Steve Horn (redistricting) |
Constituency | 39th district (2003–2013) 38th district (2013–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Linda Teresa Sánchez (1969-01-28) January 28, 1969 (age 55) Orange, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
James Sullivan (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Loretta Sánchez (sister) |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Website | House website |
In 2016, Sánchez's colleagues elected her vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus for the 115th Congress, the fifth-ranking position in House Democratic leadership, thus becoming the first woman of color elected to a leadership position in the history of the U.S. Congress.[2] She is the younger sister of former U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez; to date, they are the only pair of sisters to have served in Congress.