Mark Takano
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-39| Age | 65 (b. 1960-12-10) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Japanese American (Sansei, third-generation) |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Education | B.A. in government, Harvard University (1983); MFA in creative writing for the performing arts, University of California, Riverside (2010) |
| Prior occupation | Public school teacher (taught British literature for 23 years, primarily in the Rialto Unified School District) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Riverside, California |
| Marital status | single |
| Residence | Riverside, California |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: languages · children · notable relatives.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees (1990-2012) |
| Committees | Committee on Education and the Workforce · Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions · Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development · Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on Workforce Protections · Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member) |
| Caucuses | Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Progressive Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Energy Storage Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · U.S.-Japan Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Veterans' Affairs Committee (2023-present) · Chair, House Veterans' Affairs Committee (2019-2023) · Acting Ranking Member, House Veterans' Affairs Committee (2016-2017) · Co-chair, Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus |
| Party history | Member of the Republican Party through college; became a Democrat in 1983 |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America (2022) |
| Signature legislation | Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act (would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours) · Honoring our PACT Act (toxic exposure care for veterans; signed into law 2022) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) ($15,000 (PAC, 2023-2024 cycle))
Top industries: Public sector unions · Education
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.