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: 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%; Write a Review

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

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

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
05/18/2017	H.Res.293	Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2475	To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/17/2017	H.R.91	Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2356	MY DATA Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Yea
05/04/2017	H.R.2395	Stop Predatory Bail Contracts Act
05/04/2017	H.R.2392	Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2358	Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.1809	Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.1808	Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017

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