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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
07/30/2014	H.R.5296	To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments.	07/30/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
07/23/2014	H.R.5182	Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014	07/23/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/01/2014	H.R.4363	Work for Warriors Act of 2014	07/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
06/23/2014	H.Res.640	Supporting the goals and ideals of "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".	06/23/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.4248	Veterans Education Outcomes Act	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
03/25/2014	H.R.4147	Student Veterans IT Upgrade Act	03/25/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
03/25/2014	H.R.3056	Warriors' Peer-Outreach Pilot Program Act	03/25/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.R.2897	Access to Complete Education Act	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/25/2013	H.R.1453	Work-Study for Student Veterans Act	04/25/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (All Actions)
04/25/2013	H.R.844	VetSuccess Enhancement Act	04/25/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (All Actions)
03/19/2013	H.R.1271	Job Skills for America's Students Act of 2013	03/19/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 1374

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/12/2017	H.R.2886	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
06/12/2017	H.R.2878	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2859	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017	H.R.2589	To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017	H.R.1545	VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2526	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017	H.R.2525	To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017	H.R.2523	To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.R.2517	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.
05/18/2017	H.Res.338	Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

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