Ed Royce

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Ed Royce
United States Representative from California's 40th district
In office 1993 - present
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	October 12, 1951 Los Angeles, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marie Therese Porter Royce
Religion	Roman Catholic

Edward Randall "Ed" Royce (born October 12, 1951), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 40th District of California (map).

Born in Los Angeles, California, and graduating from Katella High in Anaheim, Royce went on to earn his B.A. in Accounting and Finance in 1977 from the California State University, Fullerton. He was a business owner and corporate tax manager for a Portland cement company before becoming a California State Senator in 1983, serving in that post until his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Royce is married to the former Marie Porter.

In the House, Royce is a member of the Financial Services Committee and the International Relations Committee, where he serves as chairman of its Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.

Royce has consistently earned honors and awards from the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Watchdogs of the Treasury, Americans for Tax Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Seniors Association, 60 Plus, American Share Holders Association, Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Small Business Survival Committee

[edit] External links

• Official Web Site
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post

Preceded by: William E. Dannemeyer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 39th congressional district 1993 – 2003	Succeeded by: Linda T. Sánchez
Preceded by: Jerry Lewis	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th congressional district 2003 – present	Incumbent

California's current delegation to the United States Congress

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