Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward Lungren (born September 22, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, during his tenure, the district covered most of Sacramento County, portions of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine County, Amador County and Calaveras County.
Dan Lungren | |
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Chair of the House Administration Committee | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Bob Brady |
Succeeded by | Candice Miller |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Doug Ose |
Succeeded by | Ami Bera |
Constituency | 3rd district |
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1989 | |
Preceded by | Mark W. Hannaford |
Succeeded by | Dana Rohrabacher |
Constituency | 34th district (1979–1983) 42nd district (1983–1989) |
29th Attorney General of California | |
In office January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1999 | |
Governor | Pete Wilson |
Preceded by | John Van de Kamp |
Succeeded by | Bill Lockyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | September 22, 1946
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Bobbi Lungren (m. 1969) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lungren previously represented the Long Beach area in Congress from 1979 to 1989 and served as the 29th Attorney General of California from 1991 to 1999. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of California in 1998, losing to Democrat Gray Davis. As of 2024, he was the last Republican to serve as California State Attorney General to date. In Congress, he was a member of the Republican Study Committee.