This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.

She is also a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and the most senior woman on that committee. She joined the United Food and Commercial Workers when Loretta Sanchez worked as an ice cream server in high school and received a union scholarship to college. In 2006 Loretta Sanchez defeated Tan D.

Representative for California's 46th congressional district serving since 2013. The district lies in central Orange County.