Editing Loretta Sanchez (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Sanchez Sisters.jpg|thumb|200px|Loretta and her sister [[Linda Sánchez]] are the first pair of sisters to serve simultaneously in the [[United States Congress]].]]

Sanchez was married for 14 years to stock broker Stephen Brixey before he filed for divorce on January 15, 2004.<ref name=SpouseSeeks>{{cite news|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|last2=Bunis|first2=Dena|title=..Rep. LORETTA SANCHEZ's spouse seeks divorce..|url=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1230700/posts|access-date=18 May 2015|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=24 September 2004}}</ref><ref name=Divorce>{{cite news|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|title=Report: Rep. Sanchez to wed retired colonel?|url=http://www.ocregister.com/totalbuzz/strong-468280-sanchez-ocregister.html|access-date=18 May 2015|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=21 August 2013}}</ref>

In November 2010, ''[[Roll Call]]'' and the ''[[Orange County Register]]'' reported Loretta's engagement to retired Army Colonel Jack Einwechter.<ref name=Scandal>{{cite web|title=The Making of the "Loretta Sanchez Scandal"|url=http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2009/06/02/the-making-of-the-%E2%80%9Cloretta-sanchez-scandal%E2%80%9D/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624015808/http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2009/06/02/the-making-of-the-%E2%80%9Cloretta-sanchez-scandal%E2%80%9D|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 24, 2009|website=Latino Politics Blog|access-date=18 May 2015|date=2 June 2009}}</ref> Einwechter is currently a lawyer practicing in Washington, D.C. The couple were married on July 16, 2011, in a private ceremony in [[Santa Ana, California]].<ref name=Married2nd>{{cite news|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|title=Rep. Loretta Sanchez to wed Saturday|url=http://www.ocregister.com/totalbuzz/strong-468797-einwechter-sanchez.html|access-date=18 May 2015|work=[[Orange County Register]]|date=15 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=LiberalOC>{{cite web|last1=Prevatt|first1=Chris|title=Loretta Sanchez Gets Married|url=http://www.theliberaloc.com/2011/07/18/loretta-sanchez-gets-married/|website=Liberal OC|access-date=18 May 2015|date=18 July 2011|archive-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504084133/http://www.theliberaloc.com/2011/07/18/loretta-sanchez-gets-married/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Loretta's father, Ignacio ("Nacho"), suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease]] since 2001, eventually causing his death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clas.berkeley.edu/events/fall-2008/conversation-s%C3%A1nchez-sisters|title=Linda and Loretta Sánchez:"A Conversation with the Sánchez Sisters"|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=August 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810111544/http://clas.berkeley.edu/events/fall-2008/conversation-s%C3%A1nchez-sisters|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gangitano |first1=Alex |title=First and Only Father to See Two Daughters in Congress Dies |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/first-and-only-father-with-two-daughters-simultaneously-in-congress-dies |access-date=10 April 2019 |work=Roll Call |date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410171453/https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/first-and-only-father-with-two-daughters-simultaneously-in-congress-dies |url-status=dead }}</ref>  She appears briefly in the [[HBO]] [[documentary film]], ''The Alzheimer's Project: Caregivers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/caregivers.html|title=The Alzheimer's Project: Caregivers}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
The Hispanic Caucus Controversy (see above) was parodied on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' on February 7, 2007.<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=81917 ''The Colbert Report''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120804/http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=81917 |date=2007-09-29 }}, perf. Stephen Colbert. Comedy Central. February 7, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/hx3kkt/the-colbert-report-california-values-watch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414031504/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/hx3kkt/the-colbert-report-california-values-watch|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2016|title=California Values Watch- - Video Clip|website=Comedy Central|date=8 February 2007|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref>

Loretta Sanchez appeared as herself in the September 10, 2007 episode of ''[[The Closer]]'' entitled "Til Death Do Us Part, Part II". Within the fictional narrative of the show, she was briefly seen on the program ''[[Larry King Live]]'' being interviewed about a criminal legal case.

===Holiday cards===
While serving as a member of Congress, Sanchez was known for her annual tradition of sending constituents "wacky" "elaborately staged" holiday cards "featuring herself, her family members and her beloved pets." The cards have "cult status in the world of politics." She started in 1998 and continued the tradition through at least 2015. Over 500,000 cards were sent in 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/rep-loretta-sanchez-carries-on-holiday-card-tradition-without-beloved-cat-gretzky/2011/12/09/gIQAarBSjO_blog.html| title = Rep. Loretta Sanchez carries on holiday card tradition, without beloved cat Gretzky - The Washington Post| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2014/12/10/loretta-sanchezs-new-holiday-card-does-not-disappoint/| title = Rep. Loretta Sanchez's new holiday card does not disappoint - The Washington Post| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2013/12/18/loretta-sanchez-had-to-sell-disney-on-2013-christmas-card/|title = Loretta Sanchez Had to Sell Disney on 2013 Christmas Card|date = 18 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/12/17/loretta-sanchez-holiday-card-starts-a-break-with-tradition/|title = Loretta Sanchez holiday card starts a break with tradition|date = 17 December 2015}}</ref>