Linda Sánchez
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- Current office
- U.S. Representative, California District 38 (in Congress since 2003)
- Occupation
- Congresswoman
Background
- First elected to Congress in 2002; currently represents California's 38th District. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Running in the 41st District as redrawn under Proposition 50. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from UC Berkeley and a law degree from UCLA. source: news.ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a labor and employment attorney and as executive director of the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. source: news.ballotpedia.org
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- Lowering costs source: news.ballotpedia.org
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