Assembly District 71
Assembly District 71 is represented by Kate Sanchez (Republican). It includes 1 tribal land area of 1 federally recognized tribe and 12,518 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 2.5% of the district.
Assemblymember
Kate Sanchez · Republican · Orange, Riverside Counties
Official website
- Population
- 494,346
- Tribal land areas
- 1
- Native residents
- 12,518
Tribal land in this district
- PechangaPechanga Band of Indians · 10,042 acres
Non-federally recognized tribes located here
- Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen NationSan Juan Capistrano · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
Bills by this member
13 Native American–related and 6 higher education measures passed by the Legislature since 2021 that Kate Sanchez authored or coauthored. Recent ones:
- ACR 85 · 529 College Savings Day.2025–26 · Chaptered Jun 25, 2025 · Res. Ch. 106 · Coauthor
- ACR 39 · Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.2025–26 · Chaptered May 13, 2025 · Res. Ch. 60 · Coauthor
- ACR 208 · California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.2025–26 · Chaptered Aug 10, 2026 · Res. Ch. 157 · Coauthor
- ACR 163 · Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.2025–26 · Chaptered Jun 18, 2026 · Res. Ch. 109 · Coauthor
- ACR 102 · California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.2025–26 · Chaptered Sep 23, 2025 · Res. Ch. 191 · Coauthor
- AB 88 · Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.2025–26 · Signed Oct 11, 2025 · Ch. 608 · Coauthor
- AB 2436 · Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.2025–26 · Signed Sep 20, 2026 · Ch. 353 · Coauthor
- AB 221 · Tribal Nation Grant Fund.2025–26 · Signed Sep 26, 2025 · Ch. 129 · Coauthor
Colleges in this district
- Saddleback CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Mission Viejo
- South Orange County Community College DistrictCalifornia Community Colleges · Mission Viejo
- The University of AmericaIndependent (Private Nonprofit) College · Temecula