Category Archives: Politics

Laura Richardson

In 2007, Laura Richardson won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Richardson, who had served on the Long Beach city council and in the California state assembly, spent nearly three terms in the House working to improve infrastructure around the city of Los Angeles and bolster national security.

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Loretta Sanchez

During her 20-year tenure in the US House of Representatives, Sanchez was an advocate for women in the military and specialized in national security policy, rising to become one of the most senior Democrats on two influential committees—Armed Services and Homeland Security. In 2003, after her sister Linda won election to the House, the two became the first sisters to serve in Congress.

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