• TAKANO, MARK
Experience: House: District 41, 2013-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $812,855Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Mark Allan Takano
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 12/10/1960
    Birth Place: Riverside, CA
    Home City: Riverside, CA
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    MFA, Creative Writing for the Performing Arts, School of Education, University of California, Riverside
    BA, Government, Harvard College, 1983

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 41, 2012-present
    Member, Board of Trustees, Riverside Community College District, 1990-2012
    President, Board of Trustees, Riverside Community College District, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1992, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Ranking Minority Member
    Subcommittee on Environment, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Affordable Medicines Caucus, present
    Member, Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, present
    Member, American Sikh Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, Army Aviation Caucus, present
    Member, Baby Caucus, present
    Member, Black Men and Boys Caucus, present
    Member, Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers, present
    Whip, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Automotive and Motorsports Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Deaf Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Maker Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Water Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Work for Warriors Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Israel Working Group, present
    Member, Hepatitis Caucus, present
    Member, History Caucus, present
    Member, HIV/AIDS Caucus, present
    Member, Humanities Caucus, present
    Member, International Conservation Caucus, present
    Member, Japan Caucus, present
    Member, Kidney Caucus, present
    Co-chair, LGBT Equality Caucus, present
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present
    Member, Olympic and Paralympic Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, present
    Member, P3 Caucus, present
    Member, Public Transportation Caucus, present
    Member, Renewable Energy and Efficiency Caucus, present
    Member, Small Brewers Caucus, present
    Member, Small Business Caucus, present
    Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, present
    Member, US Philippines Friendship Caucus, present
    Member, Veterans Jobs Caucus, present
    Member, Wire and Wire Products Caucus, present
    Former Member, Riverside Mayor's Task Force

Professional Experience

    Former Teacher, Rialto Unified School District
    Chairman, Riverside Mayor's Task Force on the Digital Divide

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education, present
    Member, Association of California Asian American Trustees, present
    Member, Association of California Asian American Trustees, present
    Board Member, Advisory Center, Chancellor's Asian Pacific Islander Community, University of California, Riverside
    Charter Member, Assoc. of Latino Community College Trustees
    Former Member, Community Advisory Board, Children's Spine Foundation
    Former Member, President's Council, Greater Riverside Urban League
    Former Member, Board of Directors, Riverside Ballet Theatre

Additional Information

Awards:

    Martin Luther King Visionaries Award
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 51
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/14/2017 H.R.2100 Work-Study for Student Veterans Act 04/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
04/14/2017 H.R.2099 GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 04/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2068 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1724 End of Debtors Prison Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1723 Let It Go Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.Res.144 Recognizing the importance of establishing a national "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution". 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.Res.143 Recognizing the significance of the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and incarceration of individuals and families during World War II. 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.980 VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.1097 Unsubscribe Act of 2017 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.R.6062 SERVICE Act 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
10/06/2016 H.Res.918 Expressing support for policies that maintain a robust Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and do not jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources to the private sector. 10/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6286 S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.5121 Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5702 PREP Act of 2016 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.4933 Teacher Debt Relief Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 H.R.5176 Success in Transition for All Veterans Act 06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/24/2016 H.R.5229 Improving Transition Programs for All Veterans Act 05/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/11/2016 H.R.5175 GI Bill Oversight Act of 2016 05/11/2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
02/29/2016 H.Res.626 Recognizing the significance of the 74th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and incarceration of individuals and families during World War II. 02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
Total: 1374
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/15/2013 H.R.755 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
02/15/2013 H.R.728 Access to Birth Control Act
02/15/2013 H.R.543 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013
02/14/2013 H.R.719 Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act
02/14/2013 H.R.688 Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act
02/14/2013 H.Res.69 Supporting the designation of March 2013, as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
02/13/2013 H.R.645 Equal Employment for All Act
02/13/2013 H.R.636 To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving any automatic pay adjustments through the end of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
02/08/2013 H.R.485 National Nurse Act of 2013
02/08/2013 H.R.460 Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013
02/08/2013 H.R.411 Fort McClellan Health Registry Act
02/06/2013 H.R.535 Put America Back to Work Act
02/06/2013 H.R.533 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
02/06/2013 H.Res.60 Expressing support for designation of the week of February 4 through February 8, 2013, as "National School Counseling Week".
02/05/2013 H.R.517 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013
02/04/2013 H.Res.51 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States.
01/31/2013 H.R.164 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.
01/31/2013 H.R.32 Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
01/25/2013 H.Res.47 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.
01/25/2013 H.R.236 Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013
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