Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher 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
President Ronald Reagan faking a punch to Dana Rohrabacher aboard Air Force One and trip back to California in 1986
Rohrabacher shakes hands with a supporter wearing a Guy Fawkes mask in 2013
A picture of Rohrabacher from the 105th Congress's directory (1997)
California's 48th congressional district
California's 48th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in San Diego County in Southern California as well as Murrieta and Temecula in southwestern Riverside County. It is currently represented by Republican Darrell Issa.
Image: Chris Cox
Image: John Campbell (congressman), official photo portrait, color
Image: Dana Rohrabacher
Image: Harley Rouda, official portrait, 116th Congress
