Lou Correa
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Jose Luis Correa is a California
California
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 Democratic Party
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 Legislator. He is serving his second term as a member of the California State Senate
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, representing the 34th Senate District. The district includes the cities of Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

, Buena Park
Buena Park, California
Buena Park is a city in northwestern Orange County, California. As of Census 2010 the population was 80,530. The city is adjacent to the city of Anaheim and is 12 miles northwest of downtown Santa Ana. The Current OMB metropolitan designation for Buena Park and the Orange County Area is "Santa...

, Fullerton
Fullerton, California
Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...

, Garden Grove
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, Santa Ana
Santa Ana, California
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, Stanton
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 and Westminster
Westminster, California
-Government:In the state legislature Westminster is located in the 34th, Senate District, represented by Democrat Lou Correa and Republican Tom Harman respectively, and in the 67th and 68th Assembly District, represented by Republicans Jim Silva and Van Tran respectively...

.

He is a resident of Santa Ana, where he lives with his wife and four children. One of his children is Andreas Correa.

Before entering politics, Correa earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 in Economics
Economics
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 from California State University, Fullerton
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 as well as a Juris Doctor
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 and Master of Business Administration
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 from the University of California, Los Angeles
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. He was an investment banker, a real estate broker, and a college instructor.

Political career

Correa's political career began in 1996 when he ran for the California State Assembly
California State Assembly
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 as the Democratic nominee in the 69th Assembly District. In a very close race, he lost to Republican
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 incumbent Jim Morrissey by just 93 votes. In a 1998 rematch, Correa was elected to the Assembly when he defeated Morrissey 54% to 43%.

While a member of the Assembly, Correa served on several committees and was the chair of the Committee on Business and Professions, the Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee; the Select Committee on Mobile Homes; and the Select Committee on MCAS El Toro
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
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 Reuse.

Correa was re-elected to the Assembly twice but was forced from office by California's term limit
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s law, which restricts members from serving more than three two-year terms.

In 2004, he campaigned for and was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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, becoming the first Democrat to serve on the board since 1987. He represented the First District, which includes the cities of Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster as well as unincorporated areas of the county including Midway City
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.

In January 2006, Correa entered the race for the Democratic Party nomination for the California State Senate 34th District, a seat vacated by termed out Democratic State Senator Joe Dunn
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.

After defeating Assemblyman Tom Umberg
Tom Umberg
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 in the contested June primary, Correa faced off against Republican Assemblywoman Lynn Daucher
Lynn Daucher
Lynn Daucher is a United States politician who was a Republican California State Assemblywoman from Orange County from 2000 until 2006 when she was term limited. That year, Daucher ran for the California State Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Dunn, but lost to Orange County Supervisor and...

 in the November general election. In yet another close race, Correa won the election with a margin of victory of 1,392 votes.

Correa was sworn into the California State Senate on December 4, 2006.

In 2010, Correa was easily reelected against Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

 City Councilwoman Lucille Kring.

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