Takano is the representative for California’s 41st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Takano is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]](/static/legislator-photos/412520-200px.jpeg)
Oversight & Investigations
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Mar-a-lago attendees’ influence over the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Three members of President Trump’s Mar-A-Lago golf resort have been accused of influencing policy and personnel decisions at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), despite never having held a military or government position. Rep. Mark Takano, chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has begun an investigation into the relationship of the so called Mar-A-Lago “three” and the VA.
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Takano.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Takano is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Takano has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Mark Takano sits on the following committees:
- Chair, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Enacted Legislation
Takano was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
- H.R. 2068: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Takano sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (39%) Energy (13%) Education (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (10%) Government Operations and Politics (7%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%) Labor and Employment (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Takano’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5151: Honoring the Oath Act of 2019
- H.R. 4920: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act
- H.R. 4890: Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act
- H.R. 4797: Restoring Access Through Identification Act
- H.R. 4426: Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act
- H.R. 4394: Protecting Flores Agreement Act
- H.R. 4368: Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2019, Takano missed 48 of 4,421 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
