Barragán, Nanette, 1976-

Nanette Diaz Barragán (born September 15, 1976) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative for California's 44th congressional district since 2017.

Born in Harbor Bay, Los Angeles, she was raised in and around Torrance, California, graduating from North Torrance High School before she earned her B.A. from University of California at Los Angeles and J.D. from the University of Southern California. During college and until 2003, Barragán served as the Executive Director of the Gillian S. Fuller Foundation (formerly the Fuller Foundation), where she was in charge of funding nonprofits focused on education, the environment, and youth programs. Funded organizations included Heal the Bay, the Nature Conservancy, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Para Los Niños, Proyecto Pastoral, and Literacy Partners. In 2003, Barragán served as an extern to Justice Carlos Moreno at the California Supreme Court. In 2004, she served as an extern at the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation, a law firm for low-income people in Los Angeles. In 2005, Barragán received an externship at the United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California where she worked with attorneys in the Organized Crime and Terrorism section. Barragán then joined Latham & Watkins LLP, where she worked on a variety of cases from land use to securities litigation. In 2013, Barragán ran for Hermosa Beach City Council, fighting an oil company's proposal to drill 34 oil and water injection wells in Hermosa Beach and into the Santa Monica Bay. She beat six other candidates, becoming the first Latina elected to the council and the first woman in ten years. Barragán resigned from office on July 31, 2015, to run for Congress in the state's 44th district; Barragán narrowly defeated fellow Democrat Isadore Hall, III in November 2016.

Barragán is Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a member of the Progressive Caucus. She serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security, where she chairs the subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation and Operations, and serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. In 2019, she became the first Latina in 10 years to hold a seat on this prestigious committee and only the second Latina ever to do so. Barragán serves as a voice for the communities that have been on the frontlines of the negative health impacts associated with climate change and environmental injustice. From fighting for comprehensive and affordable healthcare for all to ensuring clean air and clean water for her communities, she works tirelessly for her fellow Americans and the constituents of California’s 44th Congressional District.