Linda T. Sánchez

Linda T. Sánchez DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, CA-38

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Linda T. SánchezDEMDemocrat United States Representative, CA-38
55
Years of Age
21
Years of Experience
CAResidence (state)

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.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. 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.

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Campaign Funding

20
18
$1,704,758
Total Raised
$1,388,214
Total Spent
$735,140
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$170,054
93%
Insurance$159,300
63%
Health Professionals$107,364
53%
Misc Issues$90,500
42%
Public Sector Unions$71,500
41%
Real Estate$71,074
39%
Lobbyists$66,600
38%
Securities & Investment$66,002
36%
Lawyers/Law Firms$61,807
29%
Health Services/HMOs$49,952
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education6 - 6 of 4
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts
1991
University of California, Los Angeles
Juris Doctor
1995
Katella High School
Valencia High School
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2003 - Current
Executive Secretary
Orange County Central Labor Council, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
2000 - 2002
Former Compliance Officer
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Former Compliance Officer
National Electrical Contractors Association
Former Lecturer
National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Former Member
Local 441, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Former Member
Justice for Janitors
Chair
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Current
Co-Chair
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Current
Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Current
Former Member
Subcommittee on Trade, United States House of Representatives
2021 - 2022
Former Member
Subcommittee on Social Security, United States House of Representatives
2021 - 2022
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight, United States House of Representatives
2013 - 2014
Co-Founder
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Former Chair
Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Tax Policy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member
Ethics Committee, United States House of Representatives
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