Dana Rohrabacher | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dan Lungren |
Succeeded by | Harley Rouda |
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Personal details | |
Born | Coronado, California, U.S. | June 21, 1947
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Rhonda Carmony (m. 1997) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Los Angeles Harbor College California State University, Long Beach (BA) University of Southern California (MA) |
Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher (/ˈrɔːrəˌbɑːkər/ ROR-ə-BAH-kər; born June 21, 1947) is an American former politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he represented California's 48th congressional district for the last three terms of his House tenure. Rohrabacher was defeated by Democrat Harley Rouda in 2018. Rohrabacher has expressed strong pro-Russia and pro-Putin opinions which have raised questions about his relationship with Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.[1] Politico dubbed him as "Putin's favorite congressman".