page_title: Dana Rohrabacher
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Dana Rohrabacher / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. House of Representatives from California: 1989-present
context_page_description: Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher is a former American politician, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he formerly represented California's 48th congressional district for the last three terms of his House tenure.
  Following the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Rohrabacher was on the shortlist for Secretary of State along with Mitt Romney and eventual pick Rex Tillerson. Rohrabacher ran for re-election to Congress in 2018, losing to Democrat Harley Rouda. He was the longest-serving House incumbent to lose reelection in 2018. Rohrabacher has expressed strong pro-Russia and pro-Putin opinions, which have raised questions about his relationship with Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.
context_section_description: Rohrabacher has been married to his wife, Rhonda Carmony, since 1997. In 2004, they became parents of triplets. 
  Rohrabacher was described by the Los Angeles Times as "an avid surfer". He also sings, plays guitar, and has written his own song about freedom and America.
  Rohrabacher revealed in May 2016 that he uses a cannabis-infused topical rub to treat his arthritis pain, allowing him to sleep through the night. The product is legal under California state law but remains a banned substance under U.S. federal law.
  In December 2018, a month after losing his bid for reelection, Rohrabacher announced that he would be moving to Maine to, among other things, write film scripts. In May 2019 he announced his appointment to the advisory board of BudTrader.com, a company that provides cannabis-related advertising services.
caption: Rohrabacher plays guitar for attendees at the 2016 Young Americans for Liberty California State Convention
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