Dana Rohrabacher

My take on Dana Rohrabacher is that, for better or worse, he was a man of conviction. Born in Coronado, California, he served thirty years in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2019, a Republican who began life as a journalist before trading words for politics. He held his seat through three terms in California's 48th district until Harley Rouda unseated him by 7.2 points in 2018. He was a polarizing figure and I won't pretend otherwise, but there's a certain weight to anyone who states his beliefs plainly and runs the long race to its finish. Whatever one thinks of his positions, that endurance commands a grudging respect.

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Name (English)

Dana Rohrabacher

Name (Japanese)

ダナ・ローラバッカー

Reading

だな・ろーらばっかー

Born

June 21, 1947 (age 79)

Origin

Coronado, California, United States

Occupation

politician / journalist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

High school

Palos Verdes High School

University

California State University, Long Beach

Awards & achievements

• Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

• Official sitehttp://rohrabacher.house.gov
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rep_rohrabacher/
• Xhttps://x.com/reprohrabacher
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%20Rohrabacher
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983055

Tags

• California
• politician
• journalist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.