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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of California, Riverside - MFA, creative writing for the performing arts (2010)

• Harvard University - AB, government (1983)

• La Sierra High School (Riverside, Calif.) - Diploma (1979)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  41st Congressional District of California
  Mark Allan Takano, 64.03%

  Democrat
  Aja Smith, 35.97%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  41st Congressional District of California
  Mark Allan Takano, 65.10%

  Democrat
  Aja Smith, 34.90%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  41st Congressional District of California
  Mark Allan Takano, 64.95%

  Democrat
  Doug Shepherd, 35.05%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  41st Congressional District of California
  Mark Allan Takano, 56.64%

  Democrat
  Steve Adams, 43.36%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  41st Congressional District of California
  Mark Allan Takano, 58.97%

  Democrat
  John Tavaglione, 41.03%

  Republican

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Kenneth Stanton Calvert (Ken), 54.73%

  Republican
  Mark Allan Takano, 38.44%

  Democrat
  Gene L Berkman, 6.24%

  Libertarian

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  43rd Congressional District of California
  Kenneth Stanton Calvert (Ken), 46.68%

  Republican
  Mark Allan Takano, 46.41%

  Democrat
  Gary R Odom, 3.20%

  American Independent
  Gene L Berkman, 2.62%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Rialto (Calif.) High School (Sept. 1988-2011)

  Teacher, American and British Literature

Associated Organizations

• Junior State of America

  Trustee

• Code for Progress

• U.S.-Japan Foundation

• Mark Takano for Congress (California)

• Inland Empire Strikes PAC

• Riverside (Calif.) Community College District (1990-2012)

  Trustee

Awards

• Legislator of the Year Award (Wounded Warrior Project Inc.) (Sept. 2023)

• Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award (Military Officers Association of America) (April 2023)

• Outstanding House Legislator of the Year Award (Disabled American Veterans) (May 2022)

• Democracy Award for Innovation and Modernization (Congressional Management Foundation) (Oct. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2078 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0539
Phone:	202-225-2305
Fax:	202-225-7018

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Privately Financed Travel

13 trips taken between 2013 - 2024 costing $66,184

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 4/19/2017-4/22/2017: Local travel costs in UK (bus, boat), lodging and program related meals from Germany

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Education and the Workforce Committee
House Education and the Workforce Committee Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee
House Education and the Workforce Committee Workforce Protections Subcommittee
• House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Ranking Member
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

• Advanced Energy Storage Caucus, Chair
• American Sikh Congressional Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force, Ex Officio
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• California Aerospace Caucus
• California Democratic Congressional Delegation
• California Public Higher Education Caucus
• Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Aluminum Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Second Vice Chair
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Education Task Force, Chair
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional Baby Caucus
• Congressional Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Campaign Finance Reform Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Public-Private Partnerships
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports
• Congressional Chemistry Caucus
• Congressional Deaf Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional E-Commerce Caucus
• Congressional Energy Storage Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Equality Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Equality Caucus Aging Issues Task Force
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Full Employment Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Hepatitis Caucus
• Congressional Higher Education Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
• Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Internet of Things Caucus
• Congressional Kidney Caucus
• Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Maker Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Motorsports Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional Nursing Caucus
• Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
• Congressional Peace Corps Caucus
• Congressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus, Vice Chair for Policy
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Education, Labor and Small Business Task Force
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Education Task Force, Chair
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Public Health Caucus
• Congressional Public Service Loan Forgiveness Caucus
• Congressional Research and Development Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Soccer Caucus
• Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Congressional STEM Education Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Youth ChalleNGe Caucus
• Creative Rights Caucus
• Democratic Israel Working Group
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Future of Transportation Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Congressional Mobility Air Forces Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Public Education Caucus, Co-Chair
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Tech Accountability Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Municipal Finance Caucus
• Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Japan Congressional Caucus
• U.S.-Philippines Friendship Caucus
• Work for Warriors Caucus, Chair

Caught Our Eye

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• 'Downton Abbey' decor ignites Twitter response on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 6, 2015
  The news that Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) had a bold new office theme may have seemed like it would be the communications low point of the week. read more

• Congress takes Disneyland in December

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Jan. 9, 2015
  Travel records show that at least three House Republicans and a Democrat left behind the city of bleak bickering in December for a trip to the "happiest place on Earth." read more