Linda T. Sánchez
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-38| Age | 57 (b. 1969-01-28) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2003-01-07 (~23 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Hispanic/Latina (Mexican-American; parents were immigrants from Mexico) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in Spanish (with emphasis on bilingual education), University of California, Berkeley; J.D., UCLA School of Law (1995) |
| Prior occupation | Labor/employment law attorney; compliance officer for IBEW Local 441; Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Orange County Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO), 2000-2002 |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Orange, California |
| Languages | English, Spanish (bilingual) |
| Marital status | Divorced — James Sullivan (married 2009, divorced 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Whittier/Lakewood area, California (38th/41st district) |
| Notable relatives | Sister Loretta Sanchez, former U.S. Representative from California (the only pair of sisters to have served in Congress) |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2002 |
| Previous offices | Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Orange County Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO), 2000-2002 · U.S. Representative, California's 39th congressional district, 2003-2013 · U.S. Representative, California's 38th congressional district, 2013-present |
| Committees | Committee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Trade) · Committee on Ethics |
| Caucuses | Congressional Hispanic Caucus · Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus (co-founder/co-chair) · Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus (vice chair) · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus (2017-2019) · Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (2015-2017) · Ranking Member, House Ethics Committee (2013-2017) · Assistant Minority Whip (from 2005) |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; voting record rated strongly liberal; voted with President Biden's position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress (FiveThirtyEight). DW-NOMINATE profile maintained at Voteview. |
| Signature legislation | Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (H.R. 6123, 110th Congress; reintroduced as H.R. 1966, 111th Congress) - lead sponsor |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Cisco Systems Inc. (common stock; reported as owned by her minor son) | stock · –$15,000 · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — FEC ADR 689/691 — Committee to Re-Elect Linda Sanchez Reporting Violations business
The FEC opened ADR cases 689 and 691 against the Committee to Re-Elect Linda Sanchez and its treasurer Jennifer May for failing to disclose all financial transactions in violation of 2 U.S.C. §434(b)(2),(4),(8) and 11 CFR 104.3(a),(b),(d). The underlying cause was embezzlement of ~$322,123 by prior treasurer Kinde Durkee during 2002–2011. The FEC approved a settlement in June 2014 with no monetary penalty, noting the committee was a victim of Durkee's fraud. Sanchez personally was not charged with any wrongdoing.