Kate Sanchez (born November 8, 1988) is an American politician and businesswoman who has served in the California State Assembly from the 71st district since 2023, succeeding Randy G. Voepel.

Kate Sanchez
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 71st district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byRandy Voepel
Personal details
Born (1988-11-08) November 8, 1988 (age 35)
Political partyRepublican

Biography

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Prior to taking office, Sanchez served as the vice president of American Ground Transportation.[1]

The result of the election in the 71st district was unclear for several weeks; as late as December 2, three days before the legislature was sworn in, neither Sanchez nor her opponent, Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn, had secured victory.[2]

State Assembly

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Sanchez introduced two bills shortly after taking office – the first, focused on crime and public safety, would prevent human trafficking cases from being handled by multiple prosecutors. The second focused on education.[1] She was barred from joining the California Latino Legislative Caucus, which is only made up of Democrats. Sanchez says she is a Hispanic working mother.[3]

Electoral history

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2022 California's 71st State Assembly district election[4][5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMatt Rahn41,94351.7
RepublicanKate Sanchez39,14348.2
DemocraticAlbia Cooper Miller (write-in)580.1
Total votes81,144 100.0
General election
RepublicanKate Sanchez 75,603 51.3
RepublicanMatt Rahn71,73048.7
Total votes147,333 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kang, Hanna (December 24, 2022). "New Orange County Assembly members lay out legislative priorities". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Korte, Lara; White, Jeremy B.; Cannestra, Sakura; Tucker-Smith, Owen (December 2, 2022). "A new class of legislators emerges". Politico. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Kang, Hanna (December 28, 2022). "New Assemblymember Kate Sanchez can't join Latino caucus". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2022.