Ed Royce | |
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| Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Succeeded by | Eliot Engel |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | William Dannemeyer |
| Succeeded by | Gil Cisneros |
| Constituency | 39th district (1993–2003) 40th district (2003–2013) 39th district (2013–2019) |
| Member of the California Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office December 6, 1982 – January 2, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ruben Ayala |
| Succeeded by | Rob Hurtt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Randall Royce October 12, 1951 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Education | California State University, Fullerton (BA) |
Edward Randall Royce (born October 12, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as a member of the California Senate from 1982 to 1993.
He was reelected to his seat in 2016,[1] having spent over $3.5 million on his campaign.[2] On January 8, 2018, Royce announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term and not run for reelection in 2018.[3]
In September 2020, Royce joined the law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.[4]
- ^ "2016 Election results: U.S. Senate, House and California legislature". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ "Rep. Ed Royce: Campaign Finance/Money - Elections - Representative Career". opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ^ Royce, Ed [@RepEdRoyce] (January 8, 2018). "It's truly an honor to represent the people of California's 39th Congressional District. My full statement on the decision not to seek reelection this November" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ed Royce - Brownstein". Retrieved 2022-03-19.