Ed Royce

Edward Randall "Ed" Royce (born October 12, 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American politician . From 1993 to 2019, he represented part of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in southern California in the United States House of Representatives . He had previously been a member of the California Senate from 1982 .

Career

Ed Royce first attended Katella High School and then studied accounting at California State University in Fullerton until 1977 . He then worked as a private businessman and as a tax consultant for a cement company. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1983 and 1993 he was a member of the California Senate .

In the 1992 election , Royce was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 39th Congressional electoral district of California , where he succeeded William E. Dannemeyer on January 3, 1993 . After a restructuring of the constituencies as a result of the United States Census 2000 , he represented the 40th district of his state between 2003 and 2013 as the successor to Jerry Lewis . Since after the United States Census 2010 the congressional electoral districts of California were again reorganized, he ran again for the 2012 election in the changed 39th congressional electoral district, which he represented again from January 3, 2013. Royce supported the federal government under President George W. Bush in its aggressive foreign policy after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 by voting in favor of the authorization of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He was a member of the Finance Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee , chairing it from 2013 to 2019, as well as three sub-committees. Within the party, he was a member of the Republican Study Committee .

In January 2018, Royce announced that it would not run again in the November 2018 election. His mandate ended on January 3, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Ed Royce - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Ed Royce in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

supporting documents

↑ Mike DeBonis: Retirements of veteran Republicans fuel GOP fears of losing House majority. In: The Washington Post , January 10, 2018; Extended Interview: Retiring GOP Lawmakers. In: CBS News , April 17, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Royce, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Royce, Edward Randall (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California

[1] Mike DeBonis: Retirements of veteran Republicans fuel GOP fears of losing House majority. In: The Washington Post , January 10, 2018; Extended Interview: Retiring GOP Lawmakers. In: CBS News , April 17, 2018.