Jeff Denham

Jeff Denham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byGeorge Radanovich
Succeeded byJosh Harder
Constituency19th district (2011–2013)
10th district (2013–2019)
Member of the California Senate
from the 12th district
In office
December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010
Preceded byDick Monteith
Succeeded byAnthony Cannella
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey John Denham

(1967-07-29) July 29, 1967 (age 57)
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Sonia Denham
(m. 1993)
Children2
EducationVictor Valley College
California Polytechnic State University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Air Force Reserve Command emblem U.S. Air Force Reserve
Years of service1984–1988 (Active)
1988–2000 (Reserve)
Rank Staff Sergeant
Battles/warsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal

Jeffrey John Denham (born July 29, 1967) is an American politician, United States Air Force veteran, and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. Denham first won election to the U.S. House in 2010, representing California's 19th congressional district for one term before redistricting led him to run in the 10th district in 2012.

From 2002 to 2010, Denham served in the California State Senate, representing the 12th District, which includes Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, and Stanislaus counties. Prior to seeking political office, Denham served on active and reserve status in the United States Air Force for 16 years, and served in both Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia.

During his congressional tenure, Denham was active in immigration issues, notably in the effort to draft and pass legislation that would successfully resolve the status of Dreamers.[1][2][3]

Denham was narrowly defeated in his 2018 bid for re-election by Democrat Josh Harder[4] and became a lobbyist for K&L Gates.[5]

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  4. ^ Michael R. Blood (November 13, 2018). "Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Theodoric Meyer; David Beavers; Daniel Lippman (May 8, 2019). "Jeff Denham heads to K Street". Politico. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2019.