Mark A. Takano Official Bio

Mark A. Takano

Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013, representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023, and the state's 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Takano became the first openly gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Mark A. Takano has 466 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Ceremony as a Democratic Representative for California's 41st district. The year with the most videos was 2020 with 52 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2019 with an average of 3,779 views per program. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi (17), Sheila Jackson Lee (9), Hakeem Jeffries (9). Most common tags: Veterans, Coronavirus Disease 2019, House of Representatives.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2023 - Present U.S. Representative, D-CA 39th View Map


Videos: 27

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-CA 41st January 3, 2013 - January 2, 2023 Videos: 439 U.S. Representative Candidate,
D-43 c. January 1, 1992 - c. November 2, 1992 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with veterans' health care…

  • House Session, Part 1

    House Session, Part 1

    The House convened for one-minute speeches.

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House debated the fiscal year 2024 military construction-Department of Veterans Affairs Department spending bill.

  • Congressional Democratic News Conference on the Equality Act

    Congressional Democratic News Conference on the Equality Act

    House and Senate Democrats held a news conference on the introduction of the Equality Act, which would prohibit…

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House considered several veterans-related suspension bills, including authorizing funding to construct or renovate seven…

  • House Session, Part 2

    House Session, Part 2

    The House approved a bill to instruct courts reviewing federal regulations and other executive policies to consider all…

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Appearance Stats

Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 20
    • One Minute Speeches: 4
    • Special Orders: 2
    • Total Time Speaking: 2 hours
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

Bills

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