Harley Edwin Rouda Jr. (born December 10, 1961) is an American attorney, businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district from 2019 to 2021.

[4] On January 11, 2023, Rouda announced his candidacy for California's 47th congressional district, the House seat to be vacated by incumbent Katie Porter.

[19] On October 25, Michael Bloomberg announced he would be supporting Rouda's campaign by donating $4 million to his PAC, Independence USA.

[23] Rouda ran for reelection and faced off against the Republican challenger, Orange County supervisor Michelle Steel,[24] during the general election on November 3, 2020.

[33] Rouda formed a political action committee, Join Together PAC, to support the election of moderate Democrats, such as Katrina Foley of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

[35] However, on April 11, 2023, Rouda announced his withdrawal from the race, citing a traumatic brain injury he received following a fall.

[7] He then endorsed activist Joanna Weiss and called for California state senator Dave Min to drop out of the race due to his DUI.

In her recent memoir I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan, Porter stated that Rouda mistook her for a valet and made heavy real estate purchases in D.C.

In response, Rouda published an opinion piece on the Orange County Register criticizing Porter for her mischaracterizations of him and his family.