Dan Lungren, a Republican from California, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, representing the state's 3rd Congressional district (map). He succeeds Doug Ose, who retired. Lungren was born September 22, 1946 in Long Beach, California, though he calls Gold River, California, his home. He is married to Bobbi Lungren and has three children.

Lungren has served once before in the House, from 1979-1989. He left the House because he aspired to the position of treasurer of California. But he was unable to win confirmation as treasurer, even though at one point he sued to win the job. Instead, he became the state's attorney general, serving from 1991-1999. In 1998 Lungren ran as the Republican candidate for governor of California, but was defeated by Gray Davis. Lungren received 38% of the vote.

Lungren has said his desire to serve in Congress was rekindled by the September 11, 2001 attacks. During his first tenure in Congress, Lungren was a harbinger of the "angry young man" style of conservative politics that has now become common among Republicans. He served on the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, where his signature issue was immigration. He pushed for sanctions against employers who hired illegal immigrants, but has also supported limited amnesty programs for some illegal aliens. He has expressed an interest in becoming involved in those issues again.

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