Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 38th congressional district since 2013.

[3] She grew up with six siblings, raised by Mexican immigrant parents in Anaheim, where she attended Valencia High School.

In 1998, she joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441 and became a compliance officer.

She won the primaries with 33.5% of the vote; the second-place candidate, Hector de la Torre, received 29.3%.

[10] She finished second in California's "top two" primary, before she was defeated by fellow Democrat, then-California Attorney Genera Kamala Harris in the 2016 general election.

Sanchez voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.

[39] On October 4, 2011, Sánchez made a statement on LGBT History Month, saying: "We must continue to strive to end discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and fight so that all Americans have the right to marry and start families with those they love.

I remain committed to supporting marriage equality, investments in HIV/AIDS care, treatment and research, and campaigns that take action against bullying in schools.

"[45] In a February 9, 2010, letter to President Barack Obama, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Charles Schumer, Sánchez wrote: "Currently, U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents may sponsor their spouses (and other immediate family members) for immigration purposes.

"[46] Sánchez supports drug reform and allowing people with drug-related convictions to receive student loans if they are deemed to be rehabilitated.

[39] Sánchez opposes legislation that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating emissions.

[39] She supports the cash-for-clunkers program and seeks to increase public transportation and trains through federally funded projects.

[39] Sánchez supports the addition of several species to the IUCN Red List and promotes more extensive nature conservation.

[39] After Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1931 law that requires government contractors to pay prevailing wages.

1966, a bill that would criminalize the use of electronic communications if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."

The bill has drawn criticism from members of the online community, legal scholars, and others who contend that it would infringe on the constitutional right to freedom of speech.

[56][57] Sánchez married Jim Sullivan on April 13, 2009, in the district office of Congressman John B. Larson, who introduced the two about two years before the wedding.

[citation needed] Sánchez delivered the Spanish version of the Democratic Radio Address on May 6, 2006.

[6] Publishers Weekly reviewed the book and wrote: "Linda and Loretta Sánchez present their compelling story—noteworthy not only for their history-making achievements (including first sisters or women of any relation to serve together in Congress, first woman and person of color to represent a district in Orange County, first Latina on the House Judiciary Committee and first Head Start child to be elected to Congress) but also for its 'American Dream' aspect—their parents immigrated from Mexico and despite lacking a formal education managed to send their seven children to college.