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Congressional District 48
Republican Dana Rohrabacher currently represents Congressional District 48. Rohrabacher is expected to easily win re-election in 2016.
District Summary
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Voter Registration
Total Voters - 379,579 Democrat - 28.13% Republican - 43.70% No Party Preference - 23.14% |
Demographics
White - 58.56% Latino - 19.90% Black - 1.18% Asian - 18.71% |
Citizen Voting Age Population
Latino - 11.51% Black - 1.20% Asian - 15.08% |
Counties
Orange |
Major Cities
Huntington Beach Fountain Valley Newport Beach Laguna Beach |
District Vote History
2014
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Congressional District 48
Dana Rohrabacher (R) - 64% Sue Savary (D) - 36% |
Governor
Jerry Brown (D) - 42% Neel Kashkari (R) - 58% |
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla (D) - 36% Pete Peterson (R) - 64% |
Proposition 46: MICRA
Yes - 30.5% No - 69.5% |
2012
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Congressional District 48
Dana Rohrabacher (R) - 61% Ron Varasteh (D) - 39% |
U.S. President
Barack Obama (D) - 43% Mitt Romney (R) - 55% |
U.S. Senator
Diane Feinstein (D) - 45% Elizabeth Emken (R) - 55% |
Proposition 30: Income and Sales Tax Increase
Yes - 40% No - 60% |
Dana Rohrabacher Biography
Currently serving his 13th term in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher represents California's scenic 48th District. Stretching along the Pacific coastline of Orange County from Seal Beach to Laguna Beach, the district includes Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Newport Coast, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel, Fountain Valley as well as portions of Midway City, Westminster, Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
As Chairman of the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rohrabacher is a most forceful spokesman for human rights and democracy around the world. For example, during the 110th Congress, Rep. Rohrabacher championed the effort to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics by introducing a resolution to that effect emphasizing China's litany of human rights violations. Rohrabacher is also committed to securing our borders and a staunch opponent of amnesty for illegal immigrants. During his tenure as Chairman, one of his first priorities was to investigate the U.N. Oil for Food program and potential foreign influence in the Oklahoma City Bombing. Rep. Rohrabacher will continue to look into technology transfer issues, visa policies practiced by the State Department, Chinese proliferation of nuclear weapons technology as well as other volatile areas of concern such as the massive cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan. As a senior member of the International Relations Committee, Rohrabacher led the effort to deny Most Favored Nation trading status to Communist China, citing the rogue nation's dismal human rights record and opposition to democracy.
Rohrabacher is a strong voice for lower government spending and taxes. His record of fiscal restraint and pro-growth policies has won him acclaim from the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.
Rohrabacher served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics from 1997 to January 2005, having been given a two-year waiver to serve beyond the normal six-year term limit. His final achievement as chairman was to secure the enactment of his Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, signed into law by President Bush on December 23, 2004. The law clears the way for small and middle-sized entrepreneurs to build commercial space passenger vehicles and bolsters private sector participation in space travel.
Rohrabacher led efforts in the 104th and 105th Congresses to restore the intellectual property rights of American inventors legislated away with the implementation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), authoring the Patent Term Restoration Act.
The 48th congressional district is the birthplace of California's Proposition 187, a reform initiative which removes illegal aliens from the state's welfare and education rolls. Rohrabacher inspired the grassroots movement and, as a principal congressional spokesman for Prop. 187, framed the debate that led to the passage of the popular measure.
Prior to his first election to Congress in 1988, Dana served as Special Assistant to President Reagan. For seven years he was one of the President's senior speechwriters. During his tenure at the White House, Rohrabacher played a pivotal role in the formulation of the Reagan Doctrine and in championing the cause of a strong national defense. He also helped formulate President Reagan's Economic Bill of Rights, a package of economic reforms that the President introduced in a historic speech before the Jefferson Memorial.
Rohrabacher's roots in Orange County run deep. He attended elementary school locally and during his college days, he resided in Sunset Beach. Prior to joining Ronald Reagan's White House staff, he was an editorial writer for the Orange County Register. Rohrabacher was born June 21, 1947, in Coronado, California. He graduated from Palos Verdes High School, attended Harbor Junior College and received his bachelor degree in history from Long Beach State College in 1969. He received his master's degree in American Studies from the University of Southern California. In 1997, he married his wife, Rhonda, and in 2004, they became parents of triplets, Annika, Tristen, and Christian.
As Chairman of the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rohrabacher is a most forceful spokesman for human rights and democracy around the world. For example, during the 110th Congress, Rep. Rohrabacher championed the effort to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics by introducing a resolution to that effect emphasizing China's litany of human rights violations. Rohrabacher is also committed to securing our borders and a staunch opponent of amnesty for illegal immigrants. During his tenure as Chairman, one of his first priorities was to investigate the U.N. Oil for Food program and potential foreign influence in the Oklahoma City Bombing. Rep. Rohrabacher will continue to look into technology transfer issues, visa policies practiced by the State Department, Chinese proliferation of nuclear weapons technology as well as other volatile areas of concern such as the massive cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan. As a senior member of the International Relations Committee, Rohrabacher led the effort to deny Most Favored Nation trading status to Communist China, citing the rogue nation's dismal human rights record and opposition to democracy.
Rohrabacher is a strong voice for lower government spending and taxes. His record of fiscal restraint and pro-growth policies has won him acclaim from the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.
Rohrabacher served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics from 1997 to January 2005, having been given a two-year waiver to serve beyond the normal six-year term limit. His final achievement as chairman was to secure the enactment of his Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, signed into law by President Bush on December 23, 2004. The law clears the way for small and middle-sized entrepreneurs to build commercial space passenger vehicles and bolsters private sector participation in space travel.
Rohrabacher led efforts in the 104th and 105th Congresses to restore the intellectual property rights of American inventors legislated away with the implementation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), authoring the Patent Term Restoration Act.
The 48th congressional district is the birthplace of California's Proposition 187, a reform initiative which removes illegal aliens from the state's welfare and education rolls. Rohrabacher inspired the grassroots movement and, as a principal congressional spokesman for Prop. 187, framed the debate that led to the passage of the popular measure.
Prior to his first election to Congress in 1988, Dana served as Special Assistant to President Reagan. For seven years he was one of the President's senior speechwriters. During his tenure at the White House, Rohrabacher played a pivotal role in the formulation of the Reagan Doctrine and in championing the cause of a strong national defense. He also helped formulate President Reagan's Economic Bill of Rights, a package of economic reforms that the President introduced in a historic speech before the Jefferson Memorial.
Rohrabacher's roots in Orange County run deep. He attended elementary school locally and during his college days, he resided in Sunset Beach. Prior to joining Ronald Reagan's White House staff, he was an editorial writer for the Orange County Register. Rohrabacher was born June 21, 1947, in Coronado, California. He graduated from Palos Verdes High School, attended Harbor Junior College and received his bachelor degree in history from Long Beach State College in 1969. He received his master's degree in American Studies from the University of Southern California. In 1997, he married his wife, Rhonda, and in 2004, they became parents of triplets, Annika, Tristen, and Christian.
Dana Rohrabacher Political History
1974: City News Service Reporter
1976: Assistant Press Secretary, Ronald Reagan for President
1979-1980: Orange County Register Editorial Writer
1980: Assistant Press Secretary, Ronald Reagan for President
1981-1988: Speechwriter and Special Assistant for President Ronald Reagan
1988-Present: Congressmember
1976: Assistant Press Secretary, Ronald Reagan for President
1979-1980: Orange County Register Editorial Writer
1980: Assistant Press Secretary, Ronald Reagan for President
1981-1988: Speechwriter and Special Assistant for President Ronald Reagan
1988-Present: Congressmember
Dana Rohrabacher Financial Disclosure Reports
Committee Membership
House Committee on Foreign Affairs - Member
House Committee on Science and Technology - Member
House Committee on Science and Technology - Member
Dana Rohrabacher Staff
Justin S. Ahn - Staff Assistant ([email protected])
Brian S. Alesi - Legislative Assistant ([email protected])
Anthony David Capitelli (Tony) - Deputy District Director ([email protected])
Festus M. Cassels (Fess) - Executive Assistant ([email protected])
Anthony DeTora (Tony) - Senior Policy Adviser ([email protected])
Steven M. Dicterow (Steve) - District Representative ([email protected])
Richard T. Dykema (Rick) - Chief of Staff ([email protected])
Andrew J. Eisenberger - District Executive Assistant ([email protected])
Fadi Essmaeel - Homeland Security Assistant ([email protected])
Kenneth E. Grubbs Jr. (Ken) - Press Secretary ([email protected])
Kathleen M. Hollingsworth - District Director ([email protected])
Joel Mark McCurdy (Mark) - District Representative ([email protected])
Bernard Stroppa (Dino) - District Representative ([email protected])
Jeffrey Vanderslice (Jeff) - Legislative Director ([email protected])
Joyce Bassil Zerka - District Executive Assistant ([email protected])
Brian S. Alesi - Legislative Assistant ([email protected])
Anthony David Capitelli (Tony) - Deputy District Director ([email protected])
Festus M. Cassels (Fess) - Executive Assistant ([email protected])
Anthony DeTora (Tony) - Senior Policy Adviser ([email protected])
Steven M. Dicterow (Steve) - District Representative ([email protected])
Richard T. Dykema (Rick) - Chief of Staff ([email protected])
Andrew J. Eisenberger - District Executive Assistant ([email protected])
Fadi Essmaeel - Homeland Security Assistant ([email protected])
Kenneth E. Grubbs Jr. (Ken) - Press Secretary ([email protected])
Kathleen M. Hollingsworth - District Director ([email protected])
Joel Mark McCurdy (Mark) - District Representative ([email protected])
Bernard Stroppa (Dino) - District Representative ([email protected])
Jeffrey Vanderslice (Jeff) - Legislative Director ([email protected])
Joyce Bassil Zerka - District Executive Assistant ([email protected])
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2016 Election Outlook
Candidates
Dana Rohrabacher (R) - Incumbent
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