Mark Takano

Mark Takano
Official portrait, 2023
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byMike Bost
Acting
July 8, 2016 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byCorrine Brown
Succeeded byTim Walz
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byPhil Roe
Succeeded byMike Bost
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byJerry Lewis (Redistricting)
Constituency41st district (2013–2023)
39th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born
Mark Allan Takano

(1960-12-10) December 10, 1960 (age 65)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 1983)
Democratic (1983–present)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of California,
Riverside (MFA)
WebsiteHouse website
Takano's voice
Takano, as chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, speaks on legislation to aid veterans exposed to toxic substances post-9/11
Recorded March 3, 2022

Mark Allan Takano (born December 10, 1960) is an American teacher and politician.

In November 2012, Takano was elected to the U.S. Representative for the 41st District of California.

Early life

Takano was born in Riverside, California. He is the son of Japanese American parents. He is Sansei, which means that he is the grandson of people born in Japan who immigrated to the US.

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the Takano family was relocated and interned from California to "War Relocation Camps" during World War II. He graduated from Harvard University in 1983.

Career

Takano taught in public school for 23 years.

In March 2020, Takano endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.

References

  1. ↑ Goad, Ben. "Congress District 41: Takano beats Tavaglione in nationally watched race," Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California). November 6, 2012; retrieved 2012-12-2.
  2. ↑ Furutani, Warren. "Welcoming a New Generation of Nikkei Leaders," Rafu Shimpo (Los Angeles). November 23, 2012; retrieved 2012-12-2.
  3. 1 2 Johnson, Chris. "Takano on path to make history in Calif. race," Washington Blade (Washington, D.C.). December 22, 2011; retrieved 2012-12-3.
  4. ↑ "Harvard Grad Turns Democrat to Win Votes," The Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, Massachusetts). October 21, 1992; retrieved 2012-12-3.
  5. ↑ Moreno, Edward (March 10, 2020). "Rep. Mark Takano Endorses Sanders". The Hill. Retrieved March 10, 2020.