 In 2016 Correa ran for the United States Congress for the 46th District, which was being vacated by 10-term incumbent Loretta Sanchez, who was running for United States Senate.He came in first in the June 7 primary with 43.7% of the vote, and won the general election against Democrat Bao Nguyen, who earned 14.6% of the vote in the top-two primary, with 69.9% of the vote.He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.