Dana Rohrabacher

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. Politico dubbed him as "Putin's favorite congressman".

Dana Rohrabacher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1989  January 3, 2019
Preceded byDan Lungren
Succeeded byHarley Rouda
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1947-06-21) June 21, 1947
Coronado, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Rhonda Carmony
(m. 1997)
Children3
EducationLos Angeles Harbor College
California State University, Long Beach (BA)
University of Southern California (MA)
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