Historically seen as a stronghold for Republicans, Orange County has now flipped blue.
Clockwise from top left: Gil Cisneros, Katie Porter, Harley Rouda, Alan Lowenthal, Lou Correa and Mike Levin. Advertisement
He defeated Republican Young Kim to replace retiring Rep. Ed Royce of Fullerton. His district spans Orange, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. Porter, 45, of Irvine, is a single mother, a rarity in Congress, and she has pushed House leadership to implement more family-friendly policies. The 46th District includes the heavily Latino area of Santa Ana, where Correa grew up, as well as the city of Orange and much of Anaheim.Lowenthal, 78, of Long Beach was reelected in November with 64.9% of the vote.
“I'd like for us to come up with an energy policy that moves us to renewables and getting us off fossil fuel," Lowenthal said."I think if you can do that on federal lands, you can deal then much easier later on [with] the private sector."Rouda, a onetime Republican who ran as a Democrat, represents shifting Orange County politics.
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