Loretta Sanchez was born on Monday January 7, 1960.
In September 2010, Loretta Sanchez appeared on the Spanish language network, Univisin and said that "the Vietnamese and the Republicans are  with an intensity  trying to take away 'our' seat", referring to her Vietnamese-born opponent, Van Tran
 Sanchez describes herself as growing up a "shy, quiet girl" who did not speak English

